Comparing the Spatial Distribution of Two Diseases using Geospatial Technology

Presentation Type

Poster/Portfolio

Presenter Major(s)

Statistics

Mentor Information

Wanxiao Sun, sunwa@gvsu.edu

Department

Geography and Planning

Location

Henry Hall Atrium 26

Start Date

13-4-2011 2:00 PM

End Date

13-4-2011 3:00 PM

Keywords

Health, Illness, and Healing, Physical Science, Technology

Abstract

In a study conducted in 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield claimed that there was a link between the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMRV) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Geospatial technology will be used to show how the number of Autism cases and their geographic distributions are compared to the number of MMR cases, and where their victims were diagnosed. A number of geospatial technology tools will be employed including spatial correlation, spatial overlay, spatial filtering, remote sensing imagery, triangulated irregular networks. Looking at the prevalence of the two diseases before Dr. Wakefield's study, and after the results of his study were released, we hope to find out if there is a correlation between the diseases spatially.

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Comparing the Spatial Distribution of Two Diseases using Geospatial Technology

Henry Hall Atrium 26

In a study conducted in 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield claimed that there was a link between the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine (MMRV) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Geospatial technology will be used to show how the number of Autism cases and their geographic distributions are compared to the number of MMR cases, and where their victims were diagnosed. A number of geospatial technology tools will be employed including spatial correlation, spatial overlay, spatial filtering, remote sensing imagery, triangulated irregular networks. Looking at the prevalence of the two diseases before Dr. Wakefield's study, and after the results of his study were released, we hope to find out if there is a correlation between the diseases spatially.