Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide
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ii Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide This Guide was made possible by the generous support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this Guide are the sole responsibility of RTI International and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide iii iv Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide v Table of Contents Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................................... vii Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................... ix About This Guide ............................................................................................................................. xi Service Delivery Network (SDN) Digital Mapping ............................................................................. 1 A. System Requirements ................................................................................................................. 1 B. Getting Familiar with Mapping Concepts ..................................................................................... 2 C. Cropping Shapefiles (Barangays, Municipalities, Province) ......................................................... 3 D. Exporting Shapefiles to Google Earth KML Format ..................................................................... 6 E. Plotting and Updating Placemarkers ............................................................................................ 7 F. Creating Thematic (Choropleth) Maps ....................................................................................... 10 G. Organizing Map Layers in Google Earth .................................................................................... 15 H. Creating Paths, Polygons and Tours ......................................................................................... 17 I. Approximating Path and Directions between Two Locations ....................................................... 19 J. Using Digital Map for Analysis of Health Situation ...................................................................... 22 K. Updating and Exporting Digital Maps ......................................................................................... 27 vi Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide vii Acknowledgments Sincerest gratitude is extended to the following organizations and individuals for providing valuable inputs in the development of this SDN Digital Mapping Guide: Department of Health Regional Office – Bicol , Regional SDN Coordinator Albay Provincial Health Office , OIC Provincial Health Officer , Provincial SDN Coordinator , Administrative Assistant Caloocan City Health Office , City SDN Coordinator viii Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide ix Acronyms and Abbreviations BRTTH Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital CPR Contraceptive Prevalence Rate DBF Database FoxPro DOH Department of Health FHSIS Field Health Service Information System FP Family Planning GB Gigabyte GIS Geographic Information System ILHZ Inter-local Health Zone IT Information Technology KML Keyhole Markup Language KMZ Keyhole Markup Language Zipped MMQGIS Michael Minn QGIS PCSF Primary Care Service Facilities PDF Portable Document Format QGIS Quantum Geographic Information System RHU Rural Health Unit SBA Skilled Birth Attendance SDN Service Delivery Network SHP Shapefile XML eXtensible Markup Language x Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide xi About This Guide In support of establishing and strengthening functional service delivery networks (SDNs), LuzonHealth partner sites were trained in the development of digital maps featuring their health resources (i.e., health facilities), indicators, inter-local health zones, and SDNs. The Training in Digital Mapping uses software applications such as Google Map and Quantum Geographic Information System. It is intended for local SDN point persons, health program coordinators, Field Health Service Information System coordinators, and designated information technology (IT) staff. The two-day training includes topics such as: introduction to mapping terminologies; creating map files for barangays, municipalities and provinces; overlaying information such as health indicators; and plotting health facilities and road networks. At the end of the training session, participants are expected to produce interactive digital maps that can be used for analyzing health situations and strategizing for allocation of necessary health resources. This Digital Mapping Guide was developed to serve as a ready reference for local government units and Department of Health (DOH) Regional Offices in creating digital maps and analyzing the health situation using these digital maps. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to plot health facilities and display indicators over thematic maps and plot a referral route across health facilities. It is primarily intended for IT staff and non-IT staff with basic knowledge in using Word and spreadsheet processing who were designated by their respective offices to update and manage the digital maps. The primary end user is expected to work with program coordinators in designing the digital maps as well as in securing the most up-to-date statistics. The guide contains sample digital maps depicting various health scenarios and shows health program coordinators and managers how to interpret and utilize the given information. This guide has been used in training selected staff from the DOH-Cordillera Administrative Regional Office, DOH-Bicol Region, the cities of Malabon and Caloocan, and the provinces of Benguet, Pangasinan and Albay. To date, the Albay Provincial Health Office and DOH-Bicol Region have produced updated versions of their digital maps using local data. xii Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide 1 Service Delivery Network (SDN) Digital Mapping Digital mapping for service delivery networks involves 10 major processes: A. Getting familiar with mapping concepts B. System requirements (software, hardware and Internet connectivity) C. Cropping shape files (barangays, municipalities, province) D. Exporting shape files to Google Earth Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format E. Plotting and updating place markers F. Creating thematic (Choropleth) maps G. Organizing map layers in Google Earth H. Creating paths, polygons and tours I. Approximating distance and path between two locations J. Using digital map for analysis of health situation Each of these processes will be explained step-by-step in this guide. A. System Requirements Hardware Requirements: 1. Desktop or laptop computer with at least 4GB of Random Access Memory, 20GB of available disk space and at least Intel Core i5 processor or better. 2. Mouse for quicker navigation in the map 3. Universal Serial Bus or external drive with at least 5GB of available disk space for backup file storage Software Requirements: The following software components can be downloaded from the Internet for free. Download and install the following software packages before creating actual digital maps. 1. Google Earth Desktop Edition (http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html) can be used for the following functions: a. Viewing of maps and layers b. Adding, updating and deleting placemarkers c. Creating layers of KML files d. Saving a group of KML as one project e. Adjusting the properties of polygons, placemarkers and labels f. Creating paths from one point to another g. Creating tours 2. Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS) Stand Alone Installer 32-bit (http://qgis.org/downloads/QGIS-OSGeo4W-2.8.2-1-Setup-x86.exe) can be used for the following functions: a. Cropping and merging map polygons (barangays, municipalities, province) b. Attaching additional data sets in the map 2 Service Delivery Network Digital Mapping Guide c. Creating thematic maps using data sets in the map d. Saving multiple shapefiles into one QGIS project e. Exporting shapefiles into Google Earth KML files 3. Notepad++ (https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.7.9.html) can be used for manually editing the KML raw file. 4. OpenOffice Calc (https://www.openoffice.org/download/) can be used for manually editing Database FoxPro (DBF) files to include data sets in the map. 5. 7ZIP (http://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1505.exe) is for unzipping shapefiles compressed in .7z format. Internet Connectivity: Internet connectivity is only needed prior to the installation of the software requirements. An Internet broadband connection of at least 5Mbps is required to download the software requirements. B. Getting Familiar with Mapping Concepts 1. Google Earth – A virtual globe, map and geographical information program that displays map layers in three-dimensional (3D) format. Google Earth can be used to open files that are in KML or Keyhole Markup Language Zipped (KMZ) format. 2. Layers – Sub-units within the map and contain information such as demographic divisions, placemarker points and indicators. Layers are created using QGIS and comprise a KMZ file in Google Earth. 3. Polygon – A specific geographic boundary in the map. A polygon may be a barangay, municipality,