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NASADAD report shows benefits of data mapping
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32499
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , state (computer science) , association (psychology) , geographic information system , environmental planning , computer science , operations research , business , geography , environmental resource management , data science , cartography , engineering , psychology , environmental science , archaeology , algorithm , psychotherapist
Geographic information system (GIS) technology — a combination of maps and data — is helping state agencies decide how to plan and monitor their prevention, treatment and recovery activities. A new issue brief from the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) focuses on how two states — Washington and Pennsylvania — have made GISs a part of their operations, to the benefit of communities.