The Division of Biostatistics and Health GIS, a subset of the Public Health Statistics and Information Services (PHSIS) program within SC DHEC, knew it needed a way to serve its users' geographically based public health and emergency management information. With limited resources, the agency had to determine the most appropriate way to leverage this information. It needed to allow access in a way that accommodates its diverse audience while aiding the daily decision-making process in public health assessment and surveillance. The division employed a diverse set of GIS technologies from ESRI, chosen because most state and city organizations in South Carolina used ESRI software as a standard.

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