{"id":1828,"date":"2015-09-30T13:14:49","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=1828"},"modified":"2015-09-30T13:14:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:14:49","slug":"community-health-maps-blog-a-resource-for-low-cost-mapping-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=1828","title":{"rendered":"Community Health Maps Blog: A Resource for Low Cost Mapping Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/chm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1829\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/chm-300x78.jpg\" alt=\"chm\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/chm-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/chm.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Library of Medicine has created the resource called \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/communityhealthmaps.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Community Health Maps: Information on Low Cost Mapping Tools for Community-based Organizations<\/a>\u201c. If you are interested in the usefulness of data mapping in public health, but have concerns about high cost or complex technology, check out this blog.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Community Health Maps<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>contains a mixture of mapping apps and reviews, best practices, and experiences of folks who have successfully used mapping technologies in their work in public health. The blog is intended to help community organizations identify and apply low-cost and easy-to-use online mapping tools.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of what you can find on the<span style=\"color: #555555;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>Community Health Maps<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>blog include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 3px; margin: 0.2em 0px 18px 16px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 21px; background-image: url('http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/wp-content\/themes\/Newsletter\/images\/PostBullets.png'); background-repeat: no-repeat;\">A guide for using<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/communityhealthmaps.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/02\/24\/field-data-collection-with-iform\/\" target=\"_blank\">iForm for Field Data Collection<\/a>. iForm is an app that can be used on iPads, iPhones and Android devices. Using iForm and iFormBuilder, you can go to different locations, gather data, and view it in tabular or map format.<\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 3px; margin: 0.2em 0px 18px 16px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 21px; background-image: url('http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/wp-content\/themes\/Newsletter\/images\/PostBullets.png'); background-repeat: no-repeat;\">A<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/communityhealthmaps.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/04\/21\/using-cartodb-for-beautiful-online-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\">review of CartoDB<\/a>, an online cloud based platform for storing and visualizing spatial data.<\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 3px; margin: 0.2em 0px 18px 16px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 21px; background-image: url('http:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/newsletter\/wp-content\/themes\/Newsletter\/images\/PostBullets.png'); background-repeat: no-repeat;\">A two-part article on the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/communityhealthmaps.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/06\/30\/how-accurate-is-the-gps-on-my-smartphone\/\" target=\"_blank\">accuracy of the GPS in Smartphones<\/a>. Will the use of your phone\u2019s GPS be sufficient for your project?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Library of Medicine has created the resource called \u201cCommunity Health Maps: Information on Low Cost Mapping Tools for Community-based Organizations\u201c. 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