Leading Expert in Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases to Discuss Integration of GIS with Biosurveillance to Enhance Decision-Making Processes, Reduce Relative Risk to Communities

WASHINGTON — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 1, 2016 — GISinc, an industry leader in GIS and location technology solutions for the government and commercial sectors, will lend its subject matter expertise to a discussion at the 2016 GIS and Health Symposium on how GIS can be used to control vector-borne diseases, such as Zika and Dengue. The theme for the symposium, which will take place June 1-3, 2016, at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza, is “Mapping the Way to Healthy Communities.”

GISinc Health Solutions Consultant, Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, and GISinc Account Manager Wendy Peloquin will present on the topic titled “Fight the Bite: Enhancing Essential Information with Location Technology for Biosurveillance,” on Thursday, June 2, at 10:30 a.m. During the session, Macgregor-Skinner and Peloquin will present real-world examples of how the decision-making processes in mosquito vector control and infectious disease programs are being enhanced by the use of GIS to visualize location-based data and patterns.

“The control of vector-borne diseases represents one of the greatest global public health challenges of the 21^st century and requires the cooperation of the entire community including local governments, healthcare providers, and citizens,” explained Macgregor-Skinner. “The utilization of location technology to analyze and interpret data gathered through a comprehensive biosurveillance program contributes to overall situational awareness of the health aspects of an incident and enables better decision-making at all levels to decrease the relative risk to the community.”

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Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, GISinc is an award-winning GIS professional services firm with offices located throughout the United States. For more than 25 years, GISinc has delivered customer-driven location technology solutions to federal, state and local governments and commercial organizations. Through its broad portfolio of award-winning solutions and services, GISinc enables its customers to gain insight through location technology.

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