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Geospatial Tools

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Interactive Tools

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  • NCI Cancer Atlas

    An interactive digital atlas that enables users to generate geographic maps of cancer rates, risk factors for cancer, screening statistics, and other geographically based data related to cancer.

    Web-based Tool
  • Cancer Story Maps

    A set of narratives that use map-based explanations to explore various cancer-related topics.

    Web-based Tool
  • Tobacco Policy Viewer

    An interactive web resource for mapping, query, and download of historical smoke-free policy data in the United States.

    Web-based Tool
  • NCI Catchment Areas

    An interactive map application to illustrate the service areas of NCI funded cancer treatment centers.

    Web-based Tool

Geocoding and Data Preparation Tools

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Coding/API Tool

Spatial Statistics Tools

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  • Spatial Power

    Suite of web-based applications designed to easily and efficiently perform power calculations for selected spatial statistics

    Web-based Tool
  • SaTScan

    Identifies statistically significant disease clusters using spatial scan statistics

    Downloadable Tool
  • Health Drivers Calculator (HD*Calc)

    Statistical software designed to evaluate and monitor health patterns

    Downloadable Tool
  • Confidence Intervals for Ranked Rates (CI*Rank)

    Interactive tool to generate confidence intervals for incidence or mortality rates ranked among different geographic areas

    Web-based Tool
  • GeoDa Spatial Statistics PackageExternal Web Site Policy

    A suite of spatial statistical methods to identify general spatial patterns and relationships

    Downloadable Tool
  • CrimeStat Spatial Statistics Program

    Tools to analyze the distance between point locations – useful for research involving access to medical services

    Downloadable Tool

Mapping and Cartography Tools

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Coding/API Tool
  • ColorBrewerExternal Web Site Policy

    An interactive tool to select effective colors for choropleth (shaded area) maps

    Web-based Tool
    Coding/API Tool
  • MapShaper Generalization ToolExternal Web Site Policy

    An interactive tool to generalize or simplify spatial boundary files

    Downloadable Tool
    Web-based Tool
  • LeafletExternal Web Site Policy

    An easy-to-use JavaScript library to generate interactive web maps

    Coding/API Tool
  • D3-GeoExternal Web Site Policy

    A flexible JavaScript library to generate interactive web maps within the D3 data visualization framework

    Coding/API Tool

Geovisualization / Data Visualization Tools

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  • Visualizing HealthExternal Web Site Policy

    An interactive style guide with suggested techniques for visualizing health data

    Web-based Tool
  • The Data Visualization CatalogueExternal Web Site Policy

    An interactive collection of different types of charts and graphs for quantitative data displays

    Web-based Tool
  • Visualizing Data Tools and ResourcesExternal Web Site Policy

    A collection of visualization tools and resources with topic filter tabs at the top including a Mapping topic

    Web-based Tool

Color Blind Tools

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