1. HSMapper
Davide Kirchner
Andrea Nodari
Matteo Poletti
Federico Scrinzi
With acknowledgements to:
Cesare Furlanello, Head of MPBA unit, FBK
Alberto Tozzi, Head of scientific communication, S.I.P.
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Maria Cristina Maggio, Sports medicine, S.I.P.

2. The background
Suppose your child is ill and you have to search a
specialized pediatric center:
What would you do?
 Ask your family
pediatrician?
 Ask friends?
 Search on the Internet?
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3. The background
There is no centralized, structured and
reliable archive of Italian pediatric facilities!
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4. The goal
Optmize pediatric hospital finding
This means finding the hospital that:
 Best fits the child's needs
 Is as nearest (in time) as possible
 Provides services at the moment of need
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5. Our web app
 Collect reliable data from certificated sources
→ Collaboration with S.I.P
 Provide an easy­to­use interface
accessible also from mobile devices
→ Web platform
 Analyze data (e.g.
service gaps)
→ GIS tools
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6. First Case Study (real data)
 Starting region: Sicily
 Preexistence of non structured data
 Architecture design:
 Close collaboration with domain experts (S.I.P)
and GEO­ICT specialists (FBK)
 Usability study
 Continuous feedback from S.I.P members
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7. Open source Web platform
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8. Open data
HSMapper
Open Street Map
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9. Integration of Technologies
All tools we used are open source!
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10. Results and conclusion
We developed a scalable and versatile web application to:
 Collect and manage data
 Search and locate pediatric facilities
It is only a prototype but it already offers tools to improve the
accessibility to the existing facilities. Developed with SIP.
It is our aim to:
 Further improve the software adding more features
 Achieve a good amount of data in the system
 Implement tools for data analysis 10