FHI 360 Indonesia staff member Erlian Aditya shares experiences using GPS and GIS software to map condom access in MARPs hot spots, in order to improve accessibility of key prevention commodities.
4. We are curious…
• Why is the level of condom use still low?
• In addition to behavior changes that are not evenly distributed, what other
factors can lead to low condom use behavior?
• We wondered whether condom availability and access is still an issue
• A lot of anecdotal data on this, but no solid data on the table.
• To address this need, the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GPS is
introduced as a pilot in 2012 for periodic mapping of probable hot spots and
assessment of program coverage
• This study monitors and assesses program performance through measures
such as condom coverage, quality of condom coverage and access to condoms
• Study findings are intended to enable evidence based pragmatic decisions:
– Focused social marketing and distribution of condoms
– Monitoring programmatic performance and ensuring condom availability
6. SATELLITES
•24 Satellites
•12 Hour Orbital Period
•20,000 km altitude
Geographic Information System
In short, GIS is a computer based
system, capable of holding and using
data describing location
GPS data is one
of the sources
geographical
data used in
GIS
GPS RECEIVERS
•Track Code and Phase
•Extract Satellite Message
www.caliper.com
•Computes Position
Global
Positioning
System
GROUND STATIONS
•Time Synchronization
•Orbit Prediction
•Satellite Health