APHUG 1.2

Geographic Information - data with location tied to it

Qualitative - interpretations of data sources

Quantitative - information measured by numbers

Analyzing Data - requires skills like speaking matters, relationships, connections

Data - must be at appropriate scale and align to nature of questions

Organizations (both public and private) collect and analyze data

Census - official count of number of people in a defined area

US Census Bureau conducts census of US population every 10 years

Other Agencies - Department of Agriculture, Federal Election Commission collect data, analyze it, and make it available to the public

GIS - Geographic Information System - different layers of data, put into computer, returns integrated layer

Remote Sensing - way of collecting data without making physical contact

Satellites, aircraft-based sensors, drones collect data

Sattelite images help identify long-term patterns and can be used for real time decision making

GPS - Global Positioning System - network of 31 satellites in US System that orbit Earth and transmit location data to handheld receivers

Enables people to determine precise distance between 2 points

GPS Receiver - uses time it takes to receive signal to measure distance to each satellite

Individuals and Businesses use geographic data to improve wellness, where to live, location/strategic business decisions, saving lives in emergencies

Government - tracking crime stats and support homelessness prevention efforts

National Governments use GIS data like earthquake and air quality data for disaster proection and mitigation

Epidemic - regional outbreak

Qualitative - matter up for discussion - subjective

More open-ended questions, one source to collect data from

Final Report - take all info and sort into themes

Quantitative - prove something - objective - stats and numbers

Prove or disprove hypothesis

Final Report - fewer words/quotes -> more findings to prove/disprove hypothesis