The Geographical Information System (GIS) Center is a collaborative unit at
the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene established to develop and support
the mapping and geographical analysis capabilities of the Agency. Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) provide a way to investigate health-related
information through maps and spatial analysis. The GIS
Center employs a number of products for geographic analysis including ESRI’s
ArcGIS (and assorted extensions), Google Earth, SaTScan, FleXScan, GeoDa, and
R.
The mission statement of the GIS Center is “To provide centralized support
and management of GIS activities at the New York City Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) through the provision of services, best practices,
research, and infrastructure”.
The GIS Center can be reached via e-mail
atgiscenter@health.nyc.gov.
About The GIS Center
GIS Working Group & Liaison Activities
The GIS Working Group (GISWG) is comprised of GIS practitioners throughout
the agency. The GISWG provides feedback, input and support
for the GIS Center’s initiatives. GISWG meetings are held the
first Friday of every month to discuss GIS activities at DOHMH, provide
information on services and support, and periodically offer training
seminars.
The GIS Center serves as the DOHMH liaison for the NYC Office of Emergency
Management’s Public Safety GIS Data Development Center and other New York City
inter-agency GIS groups.
Roles and Responsibilities
There are three core components to the GIS Center. They
are the result of collaborative efforts between the Bureau of Epi Services,
Division of Epidemiology, and the Division of Informatics and Information
Technology (DIIT), responsible for funding GIS Center staff.
The three core components are:
