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Epi
Info™
Version
3.3.2 (Free) -
Review Coming Soon
Epi Info™ is a series
of programs for Microsoft Windows designed primarily
for for use by public health professionals in disease
investigations, managing databases for public health
surveillance and analyzing health data. The mapping
and data collection utilities in Epi Info work just
as well for natural resource applications. Epi Map™
was developed by the Epidemiology Program Office of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
using MapObjects™ from ESRI. The mapping component includes
the ability to digitize and edit shapefiles. Databases
can be related to shapefiles for thematic display in
maps. The
free download is about 70MB, requiring a broadband
connection.
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