Table 3 Metrics of inequality in international availability of commercial geospatial data resources, relative to age-standardised all-cause mortality for 2015 in 183 countries
Index domain | Commercial geospatial resource availability/quality measure | Relative concentration index | Slope index of inequality (95% confidence intervals) |
|---|---|---|---|
Geocoding | ESRI | − 0.14 | 7.54 (6.47–8.61) |
Pitney Bowes | − 0.04 | 2.18 (0.66–3.69) | |
TomTom | − 0.02 | 0.9 (− 0.70 to 2.49) | |
MapBox | − 0.07 | 4.24 (2.77–5.71) | |
Loqate | − 0.01 | 0.45 (− 1.12 to 2.03) | |
Geocoding domain | − 0.07 | 3.21 (1.81–4.62) | |
Patient travel | ESRI / HERE | − 0.03 | 1.55 (0.05–3.06) |
Google Maps | − 0.06 | 3.24 (1.75–4.72) | |
MapBox | − 0.07 | 7.79 (5.88–9.70) | |
iGeolise TravelTime | − 0.05 | 7.25 (4.89–9.61) | |
TomTom | − 0.01 | 0.32 (− 1.27 to 1.90) | |
Patient travel domain | − 0.04 | 1.93 (0.47–3.39) | |
Neighbourhood characterisation | Michael Bauer—average population per areal unit | − 0.12 | 6.08 (4.89–7.27) |
Michael Bauer—no. of areal attribute groups | − 0.07 | 3.54 (2.14–4.94) | |
Geodemographic classification/demographic data availability (Experian Global & Cameo Worldwide; Maptitude) | − 0.10 | 5.91 (4.56–7.25) | |
Neighbourhood characterisation domain | − 0.13 | 6.39 (5.24–7.54) | |
Overall index | Overall commercial geospatial resource quality/availability index | − 0.08 | 4.01 (2.64–5.37) |