Announcing
International School of Geospatial Health GIS
Shortcourse, "Geospatial Health and Environment" in New Orleans,
Louisiana, December 1-4, 2008.
The formation of GnosisGIS took place during a Team Residency at the Bellagio
Study and Conference Center sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation. The aim
of the Team Residency was to develop a network of collaborating health workers
and earth scientists dedicated to development of global computer-based models
that can be used for improved control programs for schistosomiasis and other
snail-borne diseases of medical and veterinary importance. The scope of the
organization has since been expanded to include other infectious diseases
of medical and veterinary importance.
The objectives of GnosisGIS
are to:
Facilitate collaboration
of health scientists dedicated to development of GIS-based infectious disease
forecast systems
Publish the official
journal Geospatial Health
for peer-reviewed articles on health applications in the geospatial sciences
for disease risk mapping and ecological niche modeling
Offer training courses
on health applications of geospatial tools through an 'International School
of Geospatial Health'
Sponsor an 'International
Symposia on Geospatial Health' series at annual meetings
Publish maps, data
and metadata on the web on GIS health applications