Examining Access to
Palliative Care Services
in British Columbia using GIS

The Project | Definitions | GIS Methods | Research Team  

 

Data and Methods

Data Acquisition

Catchment Creation

Multi-Criteria Evaluation

Model Validation

Results

GIS for Health Care Delivery Research

Spatial analysis methods available in GIS can provide robust decision support for locating health facilities. This study involves modelling spatial accessibility to palliative care service locations in British Columbia. An innovative methodology has been designed for this study. Click on the links to the left for more information on each stage of the research.

© Jonathan Cinnamon, 2007 | Department of Geography| Simon Fraser University.