Tag: Geographic Information Systems

The lead and the lag: Societal response to COVID-19

Post author By Harsh Pachisia
Post date July 12, 2022
Categories In Blog Post, Featured, Working Paper

Using big data to investigate societal responses to policies undertaken during emergencies.

Methods to measure spatial access to healthcare facilities in cities: A case study of the urban poor in Chennai

Post author By Harsh Pachisia
Post date December 21, 2021
Categories In Data Governance Network, Working Paper

This paper uses geospatial models to measure access to healthcare facilities by the urban poor in Chennai.

Assessing geomasking techniques to protect the spatial privacy of individuals during COVID-19 and beyond

Post author By Harsh Pachisia
Post date March 2, 2021
Categories In Data Governance Network, Featured, Policy Brief

Summarises various geomasking techniques that can be applied by Indian policymakers to continue using GIS for tracking COVID-19 spread but also for monitoring and improving the delivery of healthcare beyond the pandemic.

Using GIS for public health and its privacy implications: A case study of Kerala

Post author By Harsh Pachisia
Post date June 1, 2020
Categories In Data Governance Network, Working Paper

With a focus on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which can greatly enhance planning and public service delivery, the paper look at privacy issues surrounding health data, bringing in lessons learned from work conducted to improve service delivery in Kerala.