Several tools and software are available for spatial analysis in epidemiology. These include:
ArcGIS: A comprehensive GIS software used for mapping, spatial analysis, and data visualization. QGIS: An open-source GIS application that allows for spatial data manipulation and analysis. SaTScan: A software for spatial, temporal, and space-time scan statistics to detect disease clusters. R and its spatial packages: A statistical computing environment with packages like sp, rgdal, and sf for spatial analysis. Google Earth Engine: A cloud-based platform for processing satellite imagery and geospatial data.
