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Re: [Dhis2-users] Capture coordinates

 

Thanks for your reply Prosper.
We hadn't considered the program indicator option. We will give it a try.
Anyway, we finally won't use individual coordinates for sure (we realized
we don't need them).

Regards!


*Sergio Valenzuela*
Fundación EHAS
Telemedicina para países en desarrollo -* www.ehas.org
<http://www.ehas.org/>*
E.T.S.I. de Telecomunicación A.101-9L. Ciudad Universitaria 30, 28040
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2016-06-13 7:34 GMT+02:00 Prosper BT <ptb3000@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Dear Sergio
>
> If this is for the purpose of analysing events data and all events data
> are collected and should have registering facility coordinates then I dont
> think you need to capture coordinates for each event. because even if you
> collect individual events coordinates which are the same as facility, you
> will have them all appear at facility in GIS.
>
> I think you would rather use program indicator and build aggregate report
> indicators that you can use in GIS to display how many events are at each
> facility.
>
> Regards
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Sergio Valenzuela <
> sergio.valenzuela@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jason,
>>
>> Using *GIS app* you need to have coordinates on each event most of the
>> time in order to use* Thematic Layer and/or Event Layer* on maps, and I
>> understand what you say about "the event may be registered at the facility,
>> but actually took place some place different, such as in the community"
>> case scenario, but in the case we consider all the events take place at the
>> facility where the events get registered, It would be helpful for the
>> clerks who introduce the events data into the system to not have to
>> introduce the same coordinates over and over for each patient they
>> register. That's why I'm asking if there is any way (maybe using custom
>> forms??) to make the facility coordinates as a default value for the event
>> coordinates.
>>
>> Any suggestion to achieve this will be appreciated.
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>>
>> *Sergio Valenzuela*
>> Fundación EHAS
>> Telemedicina para países en desarrollo -* www.ehas.org
>> <http://www.ehas.org/>*
>> E.T.S.I. de Telecomunicación A.101-9L. Ciudad Universitaria 30, 28040
>> Madrid - España
>> Tlfno. (+34) 91 488 87 41: (+34) 687 67 17 62
>>
>>
>>
>> 2016-05-23 11:53 GMT+02:00 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> Hi Sergio,
>>>
>>> I think this is configurable.
>>>
>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>
>>> If you do not want to capture the coordinates of each event, you do not
>>> need to.
>>>
>>> So for events which always have the same coordinates as the facility, it
>>> would seem that you would not need this. In certain use cases (others can
>>> describe more I think), the event may be registered at the facility, but
>>> actually took place some place different, such as in the community.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Sergio Valenzuela <
>>> sergio.valenzuela@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jason,
>>>>
>>>> What I am asking for is a little bit different (I don't know if this is
>>>> possible), I'll try to explain myself:
>>>>
>>>> Let's say we are in Sierra Leone at the Ngelehun CHC. We are capturing
>>>> data in the "Inpatient morbidity and mortality program".
>>>> Currently, every new event registration requires us to introduce the
>>>> coordinates of Ngelehun CHC manually, so my question is: Is there any way
>>>> to automatize this? (The event coordinates we have to introduce every time
>>>> for each event are the same as Ngelehun CHC coordinates)
>>>>
>>>> I hope my question is more clear now.
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Sergio Valenzuela*
>>>> Fundación EHAS
>>>> Telemedicina para países en desarrollo -* www.ehas.org
>>>> <http://www.ehas.org/>*
>>>> E.T.S.I. de Telecomunicación A.101-9L. Ciudad Universitaria 30, 28040
>>>> Madrid - España
>>>> Tlfno. (+34) 91 488 87 41: (+34) 687 67 17 62
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2016-05-23 11:14 GMT+02:00 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> >:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>> We have added a new data value type called "Coordinates". This will
>>>>> allow you to record coordinates just a normal data value. Is this what you
>>>>> are looking for?
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Jason
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Sergio Valenzuela <
>>>>> sergio.valenzuela@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just to be sure and related to this topic, is there any way to
>>>>>> capture *event coordinates* in a default way? I mean, is it possible
>>>>>> to assign coordinates from an org unit to the events which are being
>>>>>> captured in this org unit in an automatic way? For the moment, we have to
>>>>>> introduce them manually with each event we register on one of our programs
>>>>>> in order to make these events visible on GIS app.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think this is not offtopic, but tell me if it is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Sergio Valenzuela*
>>>>>> Fundación EHAS
>>>>>> Telemedicina para países en desarrollo -* www.ehas.org
>>>>>> <http://www.ehas.org/>*
>>>>>> E.T.S.I. de Telecomunicación A.101-9L. Ciudad Universitaria 30,
>>>>>> 28040 Madrid - España
>>>>>> Tlfno. (+34) 91 488 87 41: (+34) 687 67 17 62
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2016-05-21 18:12 GMT+02:00 Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Easiest method if you are talking about POINT co-ordinates (e.g.
>>>>>>> health facilities):
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. Create a comma-delimited list with facility name (exactly as in
>>>>>>> the DHIS), Latitude and Longitude. Coordinates must be ISO standard using
>>>>>>> datum WGS-84 (the same datum used by all Global Navigation Systems like
>>>>>>> GPS, and used by all modern maps).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. For point co-ordinates, DHIS supports six decimals (equivalent to
>>>>>>> around 10cm precision) - that is the standard number of decimal for point
>>>>>>> data in most systems.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 3. Whether you create the comma-delimited file in Excel, a text
>>>>>>> editor etc does not matter - use what's convenient for you. Make sure the
>>>>>>> facility name column is called "NAME"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4. There is no need to generalise point coordinates the same way you
>>>>>>> might do it for high-precision line or polygon (area) features, so when you
>>>>>>> are ready with the file either convert it to GML format using the
>>>>>>> (cumbersome) method described in the DHIS2 manual, OR import it into a GIS
>>>>>>> package like QGIS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 5. After creating the GML file, import it. Any mis-spelled name will
>>>>>>> show up during the import as having failed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> regards
>>>>>>> Calle
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2016-05-20 15:35 GMT+02:00 papa alioune Sokhna <sokhnapapa@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> >:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi everybody,
>>>>>>>> how to captures coordinate in DHIS2.
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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