Geospatial technology in the form of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) enables spatial representation of data to support better public health planning and decision-making. The global health and medical applications of GIS are numerous: Finding disease clusters and their possible causes.

Who created Geographic Information System?

Roger Tomlinson, widely acclaimed as the 'Father of GIS', during his time with the Canadian Government in the 1960s, was responsible for the creation of the Canadian Geographic Information System (CGIS).

Who is father of geographic information system?

Roger F. Tomlinson who first coined the term geographic information system (GIS). He created the first computerized geographic information system in the 1960s while working for the Canadian government—a geographic database still used today by municipalities across Canada for land planning.