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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2">F<span class="442192607-26072013">ollowing <span class="022391707-26072013">Dianna</span>'s email about Open Source GIS training for Health Service<span class="022391707-26072013">
in September</span>, <span class="022391707-26072013">you may also be interested in the formation of the OGC Health Domain Working Group (DWG) which is concerned with Open Standards for communicating information. See below for information, or feel free to
email <a href="mailto:uk@osgeo.org">uk@osgeo.org</a> if you have any questions we can help with.</span></span></font></font></font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang="EN-US"> Eddie [mailto:eoldfield@bellaliant.net]
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<b>Sent:</b> 12 June 2013 17:14<br>
<b>To:</b> Little, Chris<br>
<b>Subject:</b> OGC Health DWG ad-hoc Summary / Action Items<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">Dear OGC Health DWG ad-hoc participant / registrant:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">Thank-you for your participation and input in the OGC Health DWG Ad-Hoc, May 31<sup>st</sup>.
<span style="COLOR: #1f497d">Thanks also for your plug! Now I need to focus on getting co-sponsors for the Charter.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-CA">A quick summary:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">An introduction to OGC and a background was provided on the lead-up to this Health DWG ad-hoc. This included describing the OGC standards process and Domain Working Groups, and examples of health applications. A
draft charter for an OGC Health DWG was presented, in support of health marketplace needs. Participants provided input on marketplace needs ranging from medical science, health data exchange, environment-health, standards harmonization, sharing best practices,
and more. A presentation was made by Dr. Kym Watson, EO2HEAVEN website: <a href="http://www.eo2heaven.org">
www.eo2heaven.org</a> (see their new book, case studies, applications, and extensive documentation). Participant input was invited toward amending the draft Health DWG Charter – while no amendments were made to the Roles and Function of the proposed Health
DWG, new Statements of Need were identified (and described below). The Draft Charter for an OGC Health DWG is attached – the wording does not preclude any kind of health-related application (thus ‘Public Health’ was amended to ‘Health’ where possible), and
new additions are highlighted in yellow. Participant inputs are summarized below and will be incorporated into the draft Health DWG Charter prior to submission.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><i><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang="EN-CA">I call on participants
</span></i></b><span lang="EN-CA">to indicate their interest to co-sponsor the introduction of the Health DWG Charter, including to identify key areas of mutual interest or key focus for the working group<span style="COLOR: #1f497d">.
</span>It would be advantageous to hold a Health DWG ad-hoc teleconference within 45 to 90 days, with the aim to review the Charter and Statement of Needs, prioritize focal areas, identify standards of interest / where harmonization efforts are required, and
submit the Charter to form the OGC Health Domain Working Group. Once formed, a web portal and list-serve will be created to support the Working Group. Through regular meetings of the Health DWG, we will invite speakers to exchange subject-matter expertise,
and to work in concert toward mutual goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-CA">Attachments:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="COLOR: #1f497d" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Draft Charter (Doc Ref. 13-009) with possible amendments (highlighted).<span style="COLOR: #1f497d">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="COLOR: #1f497d" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">OGC Health DWG ad-hoc PowerPoint presentation (Eddie Oldfield<span style="COLOR: #1f497d">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="COLOR: #1f497d" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">EO2HEAVEN PowerPoint presentation (Dr. Kym Watson<span style="COLOR: #1f497d">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="COLOR: #1f497d" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">4.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">To view a recording of the ad-hoc webinar, visit:
<a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12495469/OGC_Health_DWG_Ad-Hoc.mov">
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12495469/OGC_Health_DWG_Ad-Hoc.mov</a> <span style="COLOR: #1f497d">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-CA">Some points raised during the discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Drivers exist at multiple scales (an OGC Health DWG should remain responsive to marketplace needs at all scales, but may prioritize efforts in mutually advantageous areas)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">An OGC Health DWG may be compared to a large Tent – within which members from various regions of the world can collaborate, exchange knowledge, and work to advance geospatial data and web service standards -
in direct relation to geospatial data and interoperability needs of public health, epidemiological, medical, micro-biological, disease surveillance/tracking, emergency response, adaptation and other health related applications (non-exhaustive).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Interoperability Experiments can serve the scientific and health communities, to inform policy, programs, prevention and adaptation strategies, while contributing to standards development process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">An OGC Health DWG can facilitate members in cross-SDO collaboration, to avoid duplication, to reconcile and to advance standards harmonization efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Develop best practices for implementation of OGC web service standards (together) in order to protect privacy while providing permission-based access to aggregate / geo-statistical representations (e.g. range
classification map)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Client applications must work with intermittent internet connectivity, particularly in rural and remote areas with no access to high-speed internet – these areas may be best served through mobile applications
using lightweight robust data transfer protocols, offline geocaching and tiling, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Health surveillance applications (or implementations of OGC web services) should be integrated with national health information systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Privacy regulations are determined on a national basis (i.e. exchanging best practices and knowledge of policies could enhance the viability of technical solutions developed, how they manage access and permissions,
and how they protect underlying health information)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">There is a need for training and capacity building (even though it’s not part of the standards process, it is critical for the take-to-market of technical solutions implementing OGC standards)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">There is a need for examining / harmonizing features, classes, attributes, value ranges, coordinate methodologies, physical data model mappings, semantic ontologies / models, and logical linkages of into and
out of several large complex data models.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">There is a need to make geospatial data and processing resources more discoverable and accessible, repeatable, on demand, and efficient<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Many types of data exist in the health domain – of particular interest are syndromic surveillance (health outcome / diagnosis data), remote sensing / earth observation data, sensor-observation data, environmental
data, socio-economic data, other epidemiological data. This data must have some quality assurance and information on ownership (metadata). These types of data exist at multiple spatial and temporal scales, are not always available in national coverages.
Once published, geospatial data can be re-used for decisions/operations with short and long time frames – i.e. asynchronous. It may be useful to create a catalogue or dictionary of data types and sources for use in the health community (global).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class="MsoPlainText">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Some health applications may require big data (processing, storage, retrieval), for which best practices in Cloud computing, Service Oriented Architecture, Open Distributed Processing, and the implementation
of OGC web service standards would be particularly useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Case Studies demonstrating the value (economically, scientifically) of health applications or technical solutions using OGC standards, will be useful in the wider adoption of OGC-compliant solutions in the health
marketplace<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Both proprietary and open source technical solutions may be developed using the OGC standards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Some existing OGC standards identified as particularly valuable to the health marketplace include:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">WMS Web Map Service (ISO19128)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">WFS Web Feature Service (ISO19142)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">WPS Web Process Service<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">GML Geographical Markup Language (ISO19136)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">CityGML<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">IndoorGML<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">CSW Catalogue Service<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">O&M Observations and Measurement (ISO19156)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) for Sensor Observation Services (SOS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Note: this is non-exhaustive, and best practice implementations of OGC standards may necessarily include their optional specifications (e.g. time tag), particular combinations/workflow sequences, new extensions
and implementation profiles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Note: new OGC standards may be introduced via the Working Group
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Use cases also identified include: capacity building (of local health authorities, national health authorities); real-time surveillance and rapid detection of cases; multi-tier reporting, data collection, processing,
access control; program design, planning, delivery, evaluation; improving productivity in the primary care sector; improving access to health care/services; supporting health sciences; maternal and child health; redesign of mobile cancer screening routes;
all hazards vulnerability/risk assessment to public health; multi-dimensional variable analysis; facilities and asset management; urban health / adaptation; and targeting interventions.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><u><span lang="EN-CA">Key actions:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">New <b>Statements of Need</b> for consideration in the draft Charter, expressed by participants during first ad-hoc (not verbatim):
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Telemedicine (best practices for geospatial data exchange / visualization)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo6" class="MsoPlainText">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Health Level 7 (HL7) (best practices for geospatial data exchange / visualization)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 72pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo6" class="MsoPlainText">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Protection of Privacy or personally identifiable information and re-identification / Develop best practices for implementation of OGC web service standards (together) in order to protect privacy while providing
permission-based access<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Environment-Health (climate change, meteorological / weather, water quality, air quality)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">formalize transfer of coordinate systems / POIs, which are specific in the health domain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">formalize schemas (GML, WFS, WPS, etc) and machine-to-machine interoperable interfaces<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Facilitate development and exchange of relational, hierarchical, and semantic models useful in the health marketplace (for various types of applications)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Provide a forum to exchange technical knowledge and to advance applied research (e.g. to support epidemiology, medical and micro-biological applications)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Facilitate members to develop technical solutions which enable geospatial data entry/collection, integration, exchange, visualization, etc. for desktop, web, and mobile applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Create a queryable catalogue or dictionary of data types, definitions, and sources, useful in the health marketplace (for various types of applications)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">o<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Create a relational index or registry(?) of features, classes, attributes, value ranges, coordinate methodologies, physical data model mappings, semantic ontologies / models, and logical linkages of into and
out of several large complex data models.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Raise awareness, or create a calendar, of training opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Collect/Develop Business Cases (case studies) demonstrating value (scientifically, economically, ROI)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Facilitate members to build capacity (i.e. adoption of technical solutions)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Facilitate cross-SDO collaboration (harmonizing standards)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Facilitate interoperability experiments (driven by community-of-practice needs, e.g. use cases described above)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Facilitate adoption within national health information systems (i.e. through standards harmonization efforts and via education)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Welcome input on the Draft Charter – e.g. Statements of Need (focus areas) – from OGC members and health marketplace participants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Call a Health DWG ad-hoc teleconference within 45 to 90 days, with the aim to prioritize focal areas, finalize and submit the Charter to form a Working Group, Invite Speakers to exchange subject-matter expertise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Once a Health DWG is established, a portal page and listserve will be created for the community (OGC members and non-members), and a regular Health DWG teleconference/meeting schedule will be established.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6" class="MsoPlainText">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Pursue working relationship with other standards groups (OASIS (e.g. XSPA-TC), HL7, SDMX-HD (ISO 17369:2013), with the World Health Organization (possibly also the UN SDI), and national health and geospatial
data providers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Examine potential health applications using building information (BIM), Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), US and Canada National Information Exchange Models (NIEM), and others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Identify geospatial data and web service encodings which support or align well with requirements of the Geo Health and Environment Community-of-Practice (GEOSS), and the larger health community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-CA">Identify the Health DWG focus areas of mutual interest, given a wide range of health marketplace requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">I welcome any questions, inputs, or feedback, on the draft Health DWG Charter, and toward the next OGC Health DWG meeting – at which point we hope to formalize the working group and nominate a Chair / Co-Chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d" lang="EN-CA">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Eddie Oldfield, BA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Tel. 1 506-453-0887<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Owner, Spatial Quest Solutions; Member, OGC
<a href="http://www.opengeospatial.org">www.opengeospatial.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Chair, QUEST New Brunswick Caucus; Member, National Advisory Committee, QUEST
<a href="http://www.questcanada.org/">www.questcanada.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Member, Resilient Communities Working Group, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (under Public Safety Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Member, Atlantic Advisory Committee, Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities Conference 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> uk-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:uk-bounces@lists.osgeo.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suchith Anand<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 24 July 2013 16:26<br>
<b>To:</b> GIS-UK@JISCMAIL.AC.UK; uk@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo-UK] Open Source GIS for Health Services<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">This workshop might be of interest to some of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Suchith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang="EN-US"> Geographical Information Science Research Group (GIScRG) [mailto:GISCRG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dianna Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 22 July 2013 16:02<br>
<b>To:</b> GISCRG@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>
<b>Subject:</b> QGIS training September 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">**Apologies for cross-posting**<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below for details of an upcoming workshop in basic GIS training using Quantum GIS to be held at Queen Mary University’s Whitechapel campus.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dianna<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Open Source GIS for Health Services
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<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Dr Dianna Smith & Dr Adam Dennett
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<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">19-20</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt">th
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">September 2013 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Queen Mary, University of London (Whitechapel Campus)
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<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">This 2 day course provides an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using Quantum GIS’s (QGIS) version 1.8.0 software. The course provides participants with the opportunity to familiarise themselves
with using and navigating the software, as well as focussing on the skills of data entry, data manipulation, editing, analysis and mapping. The course is tailored to suit non-academic users who may have limited access to licensed GIS software & data.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">The emphasis of this course is working with health data such as prevalence of obesity in local areas. The course will mix teaching with demonstrations and hands-on exercises. The participants will be given
an overview of several key challenges in mapping and displaying health data and introduced to the most common types of map (choropleth, graduated symbol, interpolated surface).By the end of the course participants will be able to produce choropleth maps of
health data, measure access to services, identify sources of open access GIS boundary files and create your own GIS files from background maps.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">Basic IT skills are required. Participants will need to download the free GIS software (see
<a href="http://www.qgis.org/">http://www.qgis.org/</a>) and install on their own laptops, which they will then bring along to use on the course. Guest wifi access will be enabled for the duration of the course and lunch is provided on both days. The fee for
the course is £60. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt">For more information and to book a place please contact Dianna Smith (<a href="mailto:d.smith@qmul.ac.uk">d.smith@qmul.ac.uk</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dianna Smith, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lecturer in Health Services Research <o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="COLOR: #323232">Centre for Primary Care and Public Health<br>
Blizard Institute<br>
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry<br>
Yvonne Carter Building<br>
58 Turner Street<br>
London<br>
E1 2AB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #323232">t: +44 20 7882 5639<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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