Utilization of Google enterprise tools to georeference survey data among hard-to-reach groups: strategic application in international settings
Utilization of Google enterprise tools to georeference survey data among hard-to-reach groups: strategic application in international settings
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DOI：
10.1186/s12942-016-0053-9
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发表时间：
2016-07-28
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4.9
通讯作者：
Gaines, Tommi L.
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作者：
Beletsky, Leo;Arredondo, Jaime;Gaines, Tommi L.
背景资料：由于地理空间数据日益成为卫生和人权研究的组成部分，使用正式地址指定或纸质地图收集这些数据因许多因素而变得复杂，包括制图知识贫乏、命名不精确和人为错误。作为一个纵向研究的人谁注射毒品在蒂华纳，墨西哥的一部分，受访者被提示地理参考具体experiences.Results：在基线，只有约三分之一的737名参与者是土生土长的蒂华纳，强调流行的移民/驱逐出境的经验。经常光顾的地区通常是指没有街道地址的地点（例如非正式营地）。通过基于网络的制图技术和参与式制图，本研究能够克服使用方言名称和困难映射阈值空间生成地理参考数据点，随后在其他研究中进行分析。将低门槛虚拟导航作为数据收集的一部分，可以加强对移动的人口、非正规住区以及其他地点以低成本或零成本研究健康的结构性生产。然而，对用户体验的进一步研究是必要的。
Background: As geospatial data have become increasingly integral to health and human rights research, their collection using formal address designations or paper maps has been complicated by numerous factors, including poor cartographic literacy, nomenclature imprecision, and human error. As part of a longitudinal study of people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico, respondents were prompted to georeference specific experiences.Results: At baseline, only about one third of the 737 participants were native to Tijuana, underscoring prevalence of migration/deportation experience. Areas frequented typically represented locations with no street address (e.g. informal encampments). Through web-based cartographic technology and participatory mapping, this study was able to overcome the use of vernacular names and difficulties mapping liminal spaces in generating georeferenced data points that were subsequently analyzed in other research.Conclusion: Integrating low-threshold virtual navigation as part of data collection can enhance investigations of mobile populations, informal settlements, and other locations in research into structural production of health at low- or no cost. However, further research into user experience is warranted.