CDC Integrates Geocoding to Battle Infectious Disease
The Challenge
Incorporate industry-leading tools to combat the spread of disease
The Government Office
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Story
The CDC is integrating Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software’s GeoStan™, Spatial+™ and other geocoding software into its National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) — an initiative that promotes the use of data and information system standards to advance the development of efficient, integrated and interoperable public health surveillance systems at the federal, state and local level. Group 1 geocoding technology enables users of NEDSS to incorporate standardized address management, spatial relationship determination, and geographic accuracy to monitor the occurrence of hepatitis, tuberculosis and other infectious, chronic and environmental diseases and conditions across the United States.
The Benefits
Accuracy, Ease of Integration and High Performance
CDC chose Pitney Bowes Group 1 geocoding technology after a rigorous review process.
Establishing New Best Practices
By promoting and supplying better standards and tools, such as Group 1’s GeoStan™ and Spatial+™, the CDC can establish best practices for electronic data collection, identification, analysis and dissemination.
Improving the State of Public Health
Data will enable the CDC to make more informed decisions to combat the spread of diseases.