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Access tools for monitoring human dimensions of climate change, community indicators, policy networks, and health data in South Australia. Interactive maps and information available online for policymakers, researchers, and community development.
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Australian Community Indicator Network Tools and resources The University of Adelaide Associate Professor John Spoehr 9 May 2012 Date
Adaptation Online • Provides decision makers with access to the tools and information necessary for understanding and monitoring the human dimensions of climate change. • Forms part of the "Adapting to climate change in South Australia: Human Dimensions of Transect Project" funded by the Premier's Science and Research Fund. • To access this website visit: • http://www.adelaide.edu.au/wiser/adaptation/
ADAPTmap • An interactive online mapping tool to assist the monitoring and assessment of the human dimensions of climate change in South Australia. • Enables users to navigate to an area of interest, display selected data layers, and save a map to use in a report or presentation. • This website will be available mid 2012.
Community Indicators Online • A clearinghouse for community indicator development initiative in SA, Australia and overseas. • It contains ideas and tools designed to support the development of community indicators. • To access this website visit: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/wiser/cio/
South Australian Policy Online • An interactive website linking researchers and public policy makers in South Australia. • Aims to increase the accessibility of research resources amongst policy makers and researchers. • To access this website visit: http://www.sapo.org.au
Social Health Atlas of Australia • Provides interactive information on a broad range of health indicators, particularly focussing on monitoring inequality in health and wellbeing. • Enables users to view single or double maps, along with statistical histograms and tables, and to export maps. • To access this website visit: http://www.publichealth.gov.au/ • interactive-mapping/
Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia • National Centre for the Social Applications of GIS (GISCA), in partnership with the Australian Department of Health and Ageing, developed two online spatial information systems: ARIA+ and PhARIA. • ARIA is an unambiguously geographical approach to defining remoteness. • PhARIA focuses on the physical and professional remoteness of pharmacies throughout Australia. • To access these websites visit: • http://www.adelaide.edu.au/apmrc/gisca/ • spatial-online/