Hands-on
Exercises and sample code in every module.
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TrainingTraining course
Advanced GIS and Programming for Public Health
A hands-on course in spatial statistics, remote sensing and programming for public health.
- Type
- Training
- Status
- Training course
- Where
- For public health professionals
- Field
- Capacity building
Overview
The programme
A practical course for public health professionals who want to go beyond basic maps. Each module pairs the concepts with step-by-step exercises, sample code and recommended resources.
Modules
Modules
- 1
Spatial autocorrelation: Moran’s I, Geary’s C and Getis-Ord G.
- 2
Spatial regression: spatial lag and spatial error models.
- 3
Spatial clustering and hot spots: K-means, DBSCAN and Getis-Ord Gi*.
- 4
Remote sensing for environmental health: disease surveillance, environmental monitoring, land use and land cover.
- 5
Satellite imagery: processing Landsat imagery with Google Earth Engine and QGIS, including land-cover classification.
Impact
What it delivers
Open tools
Built on QGIS and Google Earth Engine.
Public health focus
Every example comes from environmental and public health.
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