Tools – GIS Training

Rate Stabilizing Tools

Rate Stabilizing Tools make it much easier to calculate high-quality local-level data needed to inform public health programs and tailor health promotion activities to the needs of communities across the country.

RSTbx

ArcGIS Pro-based toolbox that enables desktop GIS users to calculate and map statistically robust local-level estimates.

Easy to use interface; No code required
Works well with other ArcGIS Pro tools
Retrieves population data via the Census API

RSTr

R package that offers maximum flexibility for R users to calculate and map statistically robust local-level estimates.

Choose from 3 Bayesian spatial models
Provides additional insight into model parameters
Can be combined with other R packages

Additional tools

centr

R package to generate mean and median weighted or unweighted spatial centers.

arcpygris

ArcGIS Pro toolbox that facilitates the seamless loading of US Census boundaries within an ArcGIS Pro Project.