InstantAtlas: Cancer Data Presentation Solutions
in tables, maps, charts and graphs for Cancer Statistics

InstantAtlas is an inexpensive, powerful data visualization and presentation tool. It enhances the value of data by making local patterns easy to see and explore. No expertise in data publishing, delivery or mapping is needed - yet the results can be stunning and effective.

InstantAtlas is now well-adopted by cancer registries in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. It is ideal for presenting incidence and mortality data and trends in a spatial context to internal and external audiences. Currently in the US, 19 State Departments of Health are implementing this software for different programs including behavioral risk factor surveillance, vital records, cancer registries, communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Simple to implement

You can take data from a spreadsheet, add your boundary file, publish an InstantAtlas stand-alone dynamic flash report and place it on your web site. Typically, this can all be done in less than a day. You do not need any special technical knowledge. You use familiar tools.

If you currently have data query, table maker or static mapping systems for your cancer tables, consider this also as a valuable add-on for integration.

InstantAtlas comes with ready-to-use templates that can be customized with the Designer and Style Editors. You only buy the templates that you need to present your data.

If you have a large number of statistics to manage you can upgrade to InstantAtlas Server to improve your data management process and deliver data 'live' to dynamic reports.

GeoWise have been working in the UK and internationally for over 12 years delivering innovative, market-leading data reporting and visualization solutions for location-based statistical data. We offer off-the-shelf products designed specifically to make it easy and fast for you to deliver visual data using maps, charts, tables and area profile reports.

Cancer Mapping Examples

We have included some recent examples below, some of which are live operational applications, others are demonstration samples to show the power and flexibility of InstantAtlas. Click on the images below to view the reports.

Combining USA Cancer Incidence Data with BRFSS Risk Behavior Data (Demo)	Florida - Incidence and Mortality - County Data (Live)

Scale: National, by state Purpose: Provides a double map view of data. Using an Excel spreadsheet, simply combining data from an existing behavioral risk behavior report with CDC/NCI incidence data can make powerful statements. In this first view (click on image) state smoking prevalence and incidence of renal cancer are compared. InstantAtlas Template: Double Map	Scale: State, by counties Purpose: This Single Map by the Florida Department of Health in conjunction with the Florida Cancer Data System presents seven years of age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates between 2000-2006 with time animation. The dashboard is able to address and explain the statistical anomaly in a specific county (Union County) to avoid alarm and data misinterpretation by users. InstantAtlas Template: Single Map
Association of population-based Cancer Registries, Germany, Incidence & Mortality (Live)	Missouri Cancery Registry - County Profiles

Scale: National, by state Purpose: The German Association of Population-based Cancer Registries recently launched this new interactive report. This presents incidence and mortality rates for major cancer sites over a five-year period for each of the German Laender. InstantAtlas Template: Single Map	Scale: State, by counties Purpose: To provide cancer incidence and mortality data for each Missouri county and enable users to compare the rates between counties and also with the state averages. InstantAtlas Template: Single Map
UK National Cancer Intelligence Network Cancer Equality Measures (Live)	West Virginia Incidence Rates and Trends (Major Cancer sites) (Demo)

Scale: National, by cancer network and primary care trust Purpose: This cancer data portal brings together a range of equality metrics, with the aim of informing action to tackle inequalities and measuring progress towards this. The site includes different map views for exploring cancer disparities by age, gender, ethnicity and social deprivation across England. InstantAtlas Template: Area Profile and InstantAtlas Server	Scale: State, by counties, with towns layer Purpose: This Single Map view presents West Virginia's aggregated 1997-2001 and 2002-2006 incidence rates across the state and graphs trends between both time periods. InstantAtlas Template: Single Map

Visit the InstantAtlas website to learn more about this data visualization solution. Please click here.

Download a 30-day free evaluation. There are resources on our website to help you through that process and if you get stuck, you can contact us for help.

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What does it cost?

You pay a one-time license fee for the software. You can publish as many reports as you want on your website. You only pay for the software components you need. A complete stand-alone solution typically ranges in price from US$ 3,800 - 7,400, depending on the functionality required. Our website explains our pricing: http://www.instantatlas.com/pricing.xhtml

If you are interested in considering using the InstantAtlas dynamic style of data presentation in your organization, please call
John Bartholomew at GeoWise today.
Toll-Free from US and Canada: 1-800-961-8948 (until 12.30 pm EST. Monday-Friday) or +44 31 624 8935

Email: john.bartholomew@geowise.co.uk

A few of the cancer registries and health organizations using InstantAtlas:

Association of Public Health Observatories for National Cancer Intelligence Network, UK

Association of Epidemiological Cancer Registries in Germany

Institute for Cancer Epidemiology, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry

Florida Department of Health

Missouri Cancer Registry

North Rhine Westphalia Cancer Registry, Germany

Virginia Cancer Registry / Virginia State Department of Health

Washington State Cancer Registry

West Virginia Cancer Registry

Pan-American Health Organization, Washington, USA
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta

Alaska Department of Health

Alberta Health and Wellness, Government of Alberta, Canada

Arizona Department of Health Services

East Carolina University, Center for Health Services Research

Hawaii State Department of Health
Kansas Dept of Health and Environment
Landesinstitut für Gesundheit und Arbeit NRW (LIGA), Germany
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Ministries of Health of Chile, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, New Zealand, Peru

Mississippi State Department of Health

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands
National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
New York State Department of Health
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Ohio Department of Health
Public Health Agency Canada
Public Health Information Unit, University of Adelaide, Australia
University of Texas School of Public Health

Vermont Department of Health

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Wyoming Department of Health

InstantAtlas Product Options for Health Mapping and Reporting

InstantAtlas is available as both a Desktop or Server product - you can select the solution that best meets your requirements.

Option 1: InstantAtlas Desktop

Option 2: InstantAtlas Server

1. Inexpensive and easy to implement, the solution is in widespread use internationally

2. Simple and quick to create report outputs for live web publication - create as many reports as you like using different geographies at no additional cost

3. Reports are richly interactive, visually appealing and easy to use

4. Minimise IT implications - simply publish a set of static files on your existing web site

5. The solution is designed for analysts to publish and maintain outputs using familiar tools like Microsoft Excel and Access

1. Larger scale server-based solution to support both health and any other locality-based statistics or performance indicators

2. Data delivered live from a database with ability to support multiple styles of output including flexible area profiles for local county, community or neighborhood reporting

3. Can be linked into your existing web site and branded accordingly

4. Complete suite of web-based administration tools to allow multiple administrators to support the application

5. Can be delivered either as packaged software to implement on-site or as a fully managed service (hosted externally)

About GeoWise and InstantAtlas

GeoWise develops and sells innovative, award-winning products and solutions that manage and present geography and statistics within web browsers. The GeoWise team has a unique blend of skills in data visualization, software, geography and statistics.

InstantAtlas™ improves the management and communication of location-based statistical data. InstantAtlas enables information analysts, researchers and GIS professionals to create highly-interactive web solutions that combine statistics and map data to improve data visualization, enhance communication, and engage people in more informed decision making.

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InstantAtlas: Cancer Data Presentation Solutions in tables, maps, charts and graphs for Cancer Statistics

InstantAtlas Product Options for Health Mapping and Reporting

InstantAtlas: Cancer Data Presentation Solutions
in tables, maps, charts and graphs for Cancer Statistics