[Geocoding one million of addresses using API: a semiautomatic multistep procedure]. / Geocodificare un milione di indirizzi mediante l'utilizzo di API: una procedura semiautomatica a più step.
Epidemiol Prev
; 46(3): 160-167, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
to geocode all residence addresses from Lazio Health Information System in order to obtain a geographical regional database.DESIGN:
a semiautomatic and multistep geocoding procedure using several tools and software. SETTING ANDPARTICIPANTS:
all residence addresses of resident population of Lazio Region (Central Italy) in 2020. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
geographic coordinates at residence addresses and accuracy level of geocoding procedure for more than 1 million of addresses.RESULTS:
the 99% of residence addresses in the Lazio Region have been geocoded thanks to the purposed procedure; almost 94% of the addresses have been geocoded with a good level of accuracy (more than 56% at civic number level). In the province of Rome, the percentage of addresses geocoded with a good level of accuracy is higher (97.1%), while in the province of Rieti and Frosinone is lower (82.7% and 84.2%, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
this method is useful to obtain accurate geographic coordinates of residences of the entire regional population. This database will be useful for several epidemiological studies in the Region.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sistemas de Informação Geográfica
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Mapeamento Geográfico
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Epidemiol Prev
Assunto da revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article