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Table 4 Data sources

From: Using a geographic information system to enhance patient access to point-of-care diagnostics in a limited-resource setting

Data name

Theme/topic

Description

Date obtained

OpenStreetMap

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

Roads and populated places

User submitted open data that emphasizes local knowledge. Contains both line and point data with attributes

Downloaded May 29th, 2014

MapMagic 2013: Thailand

http://www.thinknet.co.th/

Health resource facilities

Proprietary point data collected and sold by a Thai based company

Assumed to represent the facilities that exist as of 2013

Global Administrative Areas

http://www.gadm.org/

Thailand province

Lines representing political boundaries. Note: Bueng Kan was established in 2011 and the new boundary was added manually

Downloaded May 29th, 2014

Kost et al. [15]

Diagnostic technology locations

Resources for available cardiac diagnostic resource were surveyed in Isaan Region. Contains attributed point data

Collected throughout 2009 and 2010.