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geoPIPE: Geospatial Pipeline for Enhancing Open Data for Substance Use Disorders Research
Daniel R Harris1, Nick Anthony1, Mojde Mir2
1Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506.
Summary
We developed an open-source pipeline to enhance public health data for substance use disorder research. This tool links diverse datasets, accelerating research on overdoses and improving data accessibility.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Data Science
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Open data initiatives provide valuable public health information.
- Substance use disorders (SUDs) require robust data for effective research.
- Existing open datasets often lack research-focused expansions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present an open-source pipeline for enhancing open datasets.
- To demonstrate the pipeline's utility on Cook County's medical examiner data.
- To accelerate translational research on substance use disorders.
Main Methods:
- Developed an open-source software pipeline.
- Integrated publicly available datasets.
- Applied methods to location-based overdose data analysis.
Main Results:
- Successfully enhanced the Cook County medical examiner dataset.
- Demonstrated the pipeline's effectiveness for overdose and opioid research.
- Generated key variables for translational research.
Conclusions:
- The pipeline effectively expands open data for research.
- Open-source infrastructure can bridge the gap between data release and use.
- This approach supports accelerated research on substance use disorders.
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