title: The RODS Open Source Project: removing a barrier to syndromic surveillance.
abstract: The goal of the Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS) Open Source Project is to accelerate deployment of computer-based syndromic surveillance. To this end, the project has released the RODS software under the GNU General Public License and created an organizational structure to catalyze its development. This paper describes the design of the software, requested extensions, and the structure of the development effort.
authors.affiliation: Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA. jue@cbmi.pitt.edu
authors.forename: Jeremy U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Espino
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Fu-Chang
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: Hoah-Der
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Olszewski
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lie
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zhong Wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jagan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dara
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000881:Anthrax / Q000453:epidemiology; D023482:Bioterrorism; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D018973:Intellectual Property; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D011159:Population Surveillance; D040442:Public Health Informatics; D012984:Software