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Re: Tacker villages
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Abyot A. Gizaw.
Senior Engineer, DHIS2
University of Oslo
http://www.dhis2.org
On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Abyot, that is much clearer and this will be a great feature. Are
> you also planning to use the focus of the map to prioritize the list, so
> that if you have zoomed to Texas, you get Paris, TX ahead of the one in
> France?
>
This will come ...
>
> It would also be really interesting to integrate this with the OrgUnit
> section of the new Maintenance module, since we often have lots of health
> facilities without coordinates - any plans for that?
>
> Knut
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Abyot Asalefew Gizaw <abyot@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> @Knut,
>>
>> yes, you search in the map. It is optional and text search. Once you have
>> searched for an area and picked the right one, the system takes the
>> corresponding coordinate and saves the lat/lng.
>>
>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>
>>
>> @Ranga
>>
>> 1. Mapzen and its area search is not yet integrated with our android
>> tracker apps.
>> 2. For the web version of tracker: I am not sure, but if the API (mapzen
>> search api) supports we could narrow down the search to focus on specific
>> region.
>>
>> --
>> Abyot A. Gizaw.
>> Senior Engineer, DHIS2
>> University of Oslo
>> http://www.dhis2.org
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok great, I was confused because you talked about searching "in the
>>> map", which I guess is optional (it is mainly a text search)?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Abyot Asalefew Gizaw <abyot@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Name searching is coming in 2.25, that is what I meant with the first
>>>> possibility.
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Abyot.
>>>> (sent from mobile)
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 14, 2016 10:06, "Knut Staring" <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am thinking that actually there could be another possibility as
>>>>> well, though it is probably not quite availble yet, namely to use the name
>>>>> search service which is already integrated in the new GIS module (second
>>>>> button from the bottom up on the right hand side here:
>>>>> https://play.dhis2.org/demo/dhis-web-mapping/)
>>>>>
>>>>> AND/OR it could also be interesting to be able to populate option sets
>>>>> based on the place names (with coordinates attached) provided by that
>>>>> service.
>>>>>
>>>>> Knut
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Abyot Asalefew Gizaw <abyot@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Lise,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One possibility is to use our new (coming in 2.25) coordinate capture
>>>>>> UI. It uses mapzen <http:///> that allows you to search for areas
>>>>>> directly in the map and capture their coordinates. This could help in
>>>>>> capturing consistent coordinates.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> An issue though is, will all your villages be in mapzen's area
>>>>>> database. See here for more https://mapzen.com/docume
>>>>>> ntation/search/data-sources/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A second possibility is to use option sets. How many villages are you
>>>>>> expecting? We are not loading options in drop down all at once. We use
>>>>>> paging+searching and each time we will only have a maximum of 30 options
>>>>>> displayed in the dropdown.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Abyot A. Gizaw.
>>>>>> Senior Engineer, DHIS2
>>>>>> University of Oslo
>>>>>> http://www.dhis2.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 8:28 AM, GROUT, Lise <groutl@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Alex,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you for your answer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I already have a data element as coordinate in the form (actually it
>>>>>>> is rather an attribute). But each time your register a patient, even if he
>>>>>>> lives in the same village than a former patient, you will record slightly
>>>>>>> different coordinates, the point will be slightly different. What I would
>>>>>>> like is to be able to record the village of residence in a way that make it
>>>>>>> useful for analysis (if it is free text, it cannot be used directly).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lise
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *From:* Alex Tumwesigye [mailto:atumwesigye@xxxxxxxxx]
>>>>>>> *Sent:* 14 September 2016 08:25
>>>>>>> *To:* GROUT, Lise
>>>>>>> *Cc:* DHIS 2 Users list
>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Dhis2-users] Tacker villages
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Lise,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can create an attribute or data element of value type
>>>>>>> 'coordinate'. This will allow you to capture coordinates.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 5:35 PM, GROUT, Lise <groutl@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am working on several Tracker programs, and we will be recording
>>>>>>> the village of origin.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tacker enables to captures coordinates, but they will be (most
>>>>>>> probably) different from one case to the other as it is designed to be able
>>>>>>> to map the exact location of the entity. And I know you can then use the
>>>>>>> new cluster features in GIS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But I would like to aggregate the cases by villages of provenance.
>>>>>>> Having one free text box to indicate the village name is not useful for
>>>>>>> this. So I am wondering if any of you have already found wise ways of doing
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here are my first ideas, but would like to have your opinion before
>>>>>>> testing them:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1) Create org units for each village, but:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> a. I fear the org unit will be very long to charge then
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> b. The cases are registered at health facility level in the
>>>>>>> org unit tree, not village level
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2) Create an option set with villages, but:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> a. I fear it will be impossible to load…
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> b. Don’t know if it can be dynamic (if you choose a district,
>>>>>>> you just see the villages of this district) (I think I was told it was not
>>>>>>> possible to do)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 3) Create a program to register the villages, and use the
>>>>>>> relationship feature (my favourite idea so far, anyone tried it?)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4) Create a program to register the villages, and use them
>>>>>>> through another path. I know Uganda HISP showed something in Oslo, but I
>>>>>>> imagine this require coding?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Looking forward to reading your ideas!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lise
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dr. Lise Grout
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Epidemiologist*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> *20, Avenue Appia; CH-1211 Geneva 27*
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>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alex Tumwesigye
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Technical Advisor - DHIS2 (Consultant),
>>>>>>> Ministry of Health/AFENET | HISP Uganda
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kampala
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Uganda
>>>>>>> +256 774149 775, + 256 759 800161
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Skype ID: talexie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> IT Consultant (Servers, Networks and Security, Health Information
>>>>>>> Systems - DHIS2, Disease Outbreak & Surveillance Systems) & Solar Consultant
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Knut Staring
>>>>> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
>>>>> Norway: +4791880522
>>>>> Skype: knutstar
>>>>> http://dhis2.org
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Knut Staring
>>> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
>>> Norway: +4791880522
>>> Skype: knutstar
>>> http://dhis2.org
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Knut Staring
> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
> Norway: +4791880522
> Skype: knutstar
> http://dhis2.org
>
References
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Tacker villages
From: GROUT, Lise, 2016-09-13
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Re: Tacker villages
From: Alex Tumwesigye, 2016-09-14
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Re: Tacker villages
From: GROUT, Lise, 2016-09-14
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Re: Tacker villages
From: Abyot Asalefew Gizaw, 2016-09-14
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Re: Tacker villages
From: Knut Staring, 2016-09-14
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Re: Tacker villages
From: Abyot Asalefew Gizaw, 2016-09-14
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Re: Tacker villages
From: Knut Staring, 2016-09-14
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Re: Tacker villages
From: Abyot Asalefew Gizaw, 2016-09-14
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Re: Tacker villages
From: Knut Staring, 2016-09-14