title: POLESAT an Innovative e-Geoplatform in Health Management.
abstract: Health geography and geomatics have become major disciplines in the last few years and are the source of attractive concepts for medical informatics. POLESAT's e-geoplatform was built to present information and support decision-making during medical consultation. We have improved its usability with innovative and modern methodology. Results show five steps of the process. 1: we select one of three hospitals. 2: thanks to PiNoKio's anatomy, the related activity segments are displayed. 3: the activity segment "AB-Orthopedics, Rheumatology" is displayed. 4: click on "AB02-Amputations" product line and 5: go to hospital activity choropleth map.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This third e-geoplatform version is a showcase for advanced open-source geomatics via web-mapping possibilities. Health management based on geography concepts, geomatics, an amusing avatar for children, health and/or geographic open data represent the technology of tomorrow. This e-geoplatform concept presents an opportunity for the serious games industry, education and will reduce health access inequalities.
authors.affiliation: CHRU of Lille, Medical Faculty, Pôle Recherche, CERIM, 59045 Lille cedex, France.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quesnel
authors.affiliation: CHRU of Lille, Medical Faculty, Pôle Recherche, CERIM, 59045 Lille cedex, France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soula
authors.affiliation: CH of Béthune-DIM, 62131 Verquigneul, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dufossez
authors.affiliation: CHRU of Lille, Medical Faculty, Pôle Recherche, CERIM, 59045 Lille cedex, France.
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beuscart
mesh_terms: D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005602:France; D040362:Geographic Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D062306:Geography, Medical; D063025:Health Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008331:Management Information Systems; D014584:User-Computer Interface