A repository containing geospatial scripts, web mapping examples, organizational materials & resources for the PEPFAR GIS community of practice
This repository is a living resource that introduces knowledge and practical skills needed to develop geospatial visualizations for HIV epidemic control. The repository sections include code, data, issues, and project management, as well as a wiki that organizes a wide array of resources for the PEPFAR GIS Community of Practice.
This page organizes code, tools, and tutorials centered on technical skills. Below are tutorials on QGIS, a widely used GIS software. The tutorials found within this repository are meant to give users only the most basic geographic concepts. The purpose is to quickly facilitate the ability to use GIS in support of PEPFAR.
Users may contact ICPI for more information on anything contained withing this repository.
Category 1 - QGIS Tutorials
- Section 1 - An Introduction to QGIS
- Section 2 - QGIS Common Tools
- Section 3 - Advanced QGIS Analysis
Category 2 - Geospatial Scripts
Other Category - GIS Cluster Files
- This folder contains working files for the GIS cluster.
While this repo does contain foundational QGIS skills, code-based tools will vary depending on the use case. Each use case will have a skill level clearly labelled at the beginning. Users can expect the following to be used throughout this repo:
-
If users do not have any programming experience, but would like to learn the basics, please try completing the Learn How to Code broad overview of programming concepts (~1 hour).
-
If users would like to learn/take a refresher in HTML, please try completing Lesson 1 (and only Lesson 1) of the Introduction to HTML Tutorial (~1 hour).
-
If users would like to learn/take a refresher in CSS, please try completing Lesson 1 (and only Lesson 1) of the Introduction to CSS Tutorial (~2 hours).
Where can I find shapefile datasets?
- Reference shapefiles can be found on PEPFAR's ArcGIS Online database. There are two way to access these data. 1) Esri organizational account holders (e.g. through USAID or CDC) can request to join the PEPFAR AGOL Group. 2) PEPFAR GIS users may also request administrative unit boundaries that include DATIM uid in the attribute table directly from the GIS Cluster.
Where can I find health facility coordinates?
- Due to the sensitive nature of site level information, these datasets must be requested from the GIS cluster.
Where can I find UID information?
- UID information can be found in the attribute tables of PEPFAR shapefiles, the MSDs, or through DATIM. Access to uid codes for complete DATIM organization unit hierarchies may be found in the DATIM Data Import and Exchange Resources page under “Org Unit”.