Epi Map is a module that displays geographic maps with data from
Epi Info
Epi Info is statistical software for epidemiology developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia (US).
Epi Info has been in existence for over 20 years and is currently available for Microsoft Windows, Androi ...
. Epi Map is built around the
Esri
Esri (; Environmental Systems Research Institute) is an American multinational geographic information system (GIS) software company. It is best known for its ArcGIS products. With a 43% market share, Esri is the world's leading supplier of GIS ...
MapObjects software. Epi Map displays
shapefile
The shapefile format is a geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. It is developed and regulated by Esri as a mostly open specification for data interoperability among Esri and other GIS software products ...
s containing the geographic boundaries layered with data results from the Analysis module.
Epi Map is designed to show data from Epi Info 2000 files by relating data fields to SHAPE files containing the geographic boundaries. Shapefiles also can contain data on population or other variables, and can therefore provide numeric data that become part of the display either as numerator or denominator.
[Dean, Andrew G. et al. Epi Info 2000 Manual – Epi Info 2000 , A Database, and Statistics Program for Public Health Professionals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, Georgia, USA]
See also
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CrimeStat
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ArcView
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ArcView is now referred to as ArcGIS for ...
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MapInfo
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References
External links
Epi InfoEpi Info Community of UsersEpi Info Community Portal
Cartogram Central
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public-domain software
Science software for Windows
Data analysis software
Geographic information systems