About Us - Health & Environment
TerraSeer has a considerable track record offering software, training, and consulting for health and environmental researchers and managers. The software we sell was developed at our innovation partner BioMedware, using grants from the National Institutes of Health, specifically to study spatial and temporal patterns in disease and environmental characteristics.
We've got the expertise
TerraSeer's chief scientist, Geoffrey Jacquez, Ph.D. is a recognized expert in spatial analysis, geographic information science, and particularly applications to public health. Our other domain expert is Pierre Goovaerts, Ph.D., an expert in geostatistics and its applications to many fields, including soil science, cancer patterns, and health disparities. Geoffrey, and Pierre have published several studies analyzing health and environmental patterns, with others in the pipeline. Check the reprints page for citations.
Current customers include researchers at the CDC, state, regional, and local health departments, and university researchers from across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia.
Real World Examples
- AvRuskin, G.A., G.M. Jacquez, J.R. Meliker, M.J. Slotnick, A.M. Kaufmann, and J.O. Nriagu, 2004. Visualization and exploratory analysis of epidemiologic data using a novel space time information system. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004, 3:26
- Meliker, J.R., J.O. Niragu et al. 2001. Spatial clustering of emergency department visits by asthmatic children in an urban area: south-western Detroit, Michigan. Ambulatory Child Health 7: 297-312.
This project used the development version of ClusterSeer, known as GeoMed.
Additional resources
A Healthy Dose of GIS, the perspective of Geoffrey Jacquez, TerraSeer's chief scientist, and other prominent experts on health GIS.
Spatial epidemiology online course.
Investigate the science behind our Space-Time Intelligence System.