Bill Davenhall
Spatial Analyst | Pioneering Geospatial Data Insights
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Bill Davenhall is a pioneering spatial analyst who has transformed how organizations leverage geographic data. As the former Global Health and Human Services Industry Manager at Esri, he led the integration of GIS technology into public health and human services.
Davenhall has written extensively on the power of mapping to uncover hidden social determinants of health, earning him the nickname 'The Grandfather of GIS in Healthcare'. His engaging keynotes show audiences how to harness location intelligence to drive better decisions and outcomes.
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Your health depends on where you live
Where you live: It impacts your health as much as diet and genes do, but it's not part of your medical records. At TEDMED, Bill Davenhall shows how overlooked government geo-data (from local heart-attack rates to toxic dumpsite info) can mesh with mobile GPS apps to keep doctors in the loop. Call it "geo-medicine."
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