QUT and the Cancer Council Queensland have been recognised with two Oceania Geospatial Excellence Awards for the Australian Cancer Atlas 2.0.
At a ceremony in Brisbane this week, the online, interactive platform was honoured with the Technical Excellence Award by the Geospatial Council of Australia, as well as the J.K. Barrie award for Highest Achievement.
The Australian Cancer Atlas 2.0 was launched last year. It was created by applying Bayesian spatial models on cancer registry and other data and shows visually how small areas across the country are faring when it comes to cancer diagnosis rates, participation in national cancer screening programs, and five-year cancer survival.
Distinguished Professor Kerrie Mengersen, from the QUT School of Mathematical Sciences and a member of the QUT Centre for Data Science leadership group, headed the research team that developed the Atlas in a partnership with Cancer Council Queensland.
Professor Mengersen said the QUT Viser group (Visualisation and Interactive Solutions for Engagement and Research) also played an important role in creating the visualisations and web interface to allow people to engage meaningfully with the Atlas.