Exemples d’utilisation de KML pour la santé ou l’Hydrologie

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Integrating the water quality inventory with Google Earth has provided users of water quality
data with a new way of visualising the South African data network and of sifting the inventory for
useful data. Despite the limited potential audience, the site logs more than 100 visits per month.
Future developments could include a tighter integration with corporate systems, including the live
water quality database and the use of time-enabled markers to show how water quality at each site
measures up to the applicable standards and guidelines from year to year.

Conclusion : GE has the potential of making mapping available to a new set of public health users
in developing countries. High quality and free satellite imagery, rich features including Keyhole
Markup Language or image overlay provide a flexible but yet powerful platform that set it apart
from traditional GIS tools and this power is still to be fully harnessed by public health professionals.

Conclusion : La combinaison associant Google Earthâ„¢ et un logiciel GIS libre et gratuit (par exemple HealthMapper, développé par l’OMS, ou SIGEpi, développé par l’OPS) offre un énorme potentiel pour renforcer les capacités générales de la santé publique et faciliter l’utilisation de systèmes d’aide àla décision pour prévenir et combattre les maladies àtransmission vectorielle dans les environnements pauvres en ressources.