Geosalud Bogotá: desarrollo de un geovisor para visualizar información de centros de salud en Bogotá

Abstract

In Bogotá, despite its progress in infrastructure and hospital services, the city still faces challenges in coverage and access to healthcare facilities. This situation became evident during the Covid-19 pandemic and was reflected in a surge of citizen complaints. One of the main problems identified is the difficulty users face in locating different medical centers, which impacts the timeliness and quality of healthcare services, especially for vulnerable populations such as the elderly, children, and people with disabilities. Based on this situation, the Geosalud Bogotá geographic viewer was developed. This technological tool allows users to visualize the location of Healthcare Provider Institutions (IPS), identify areas with a high concentration of services, and detect areas with deficiencies in healthcare service provision. The project aimed to design and implement a functional and reliable geoviewer, following the proposed stages of the Scrum methodology, which facilitated partial deliveries, continuous feedback, and timely adjustments. The process was executed in four phases: Analysis, Design, Development, and Evaluation. Technologies such as PostgreSQL with PostGIS, GeoServer, and QGIS were used for managing and publishing the spatial information of the visualized data. The results demonstrated the usefulness of the geoviewer for various users, including public institutions and the general public, as it facilitates the visualization of the nearest medical centers to a given location. Furthermore, it provides a tool for the relevant entities to make better decisions regarding the opening and operation of new medical centers