Geographic Information Systems and Science for Cancer Control

Geographic Information Systems Data & Tools

This section provides links to data sources, describes tools developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for the analysis and visualization of geographic data, and directs users to other GIS tools and applications.

• Data Sources informs users about sources of geographic and health-related datasets from NCI, other governmental organizations, and the private sector.
• Geospatial Tools contains information about GIS tools, plug-ins, and software applications. All of these tools are available for free download.
• Residential Histories - The algorithm and software for reconciling residential histories, along with the report from the study, are now available: Residential Hx Report and Software.