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Season 3 | Episode 5: Geoview - A digital map that may change the delivery of health services

Season 3| Episode 4 For Remembrance Day - mapping sunken war ships

A virtual view of communities for doctors

In Halifax, Dr. Ajantha Jayabarathan, a physician, is heading up a project to use GIS technology to help physicians across the province make better-informed decisions about their patients’ healthcare.

She is mapping out the social determinants, environmental factors and local healthcare services available across the province. Visualizing this data will enable doctors to make better recommendations for healthcare options as well as reducing travel and wait times. 

A family doctor’s GIS story

Season 1 | Episode 10: A Family Doctor's GIS Story