<s>
The	O
Environmental	O
Benefits	O
Mapping	O
and	O
Analysis	O
Program	O
(	O
BenMAP	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
Windows-based	O
computer	O
program	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Environmental	O
Protection	O
Agency	O
that	O
estimates	O
the	O
health	O
benefits	O
from	O
improvements	O
in	O
air	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
State	O
,	O
local	O
and	O
international	O
users	O
have	O
used	O
BenMAP	B-Application
to	O
estimate	O
the	O
health	O
benefits	O
of	O
improved	O
air	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BenMAP	B-Application
includes	O
information	O
users	O
need	O
to	O
start	O
performing	O
a	O
benefits	O
analysis	O
;	O
advanced	O
users	O
can	O
customize	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
meet	O
their	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
BenMAP	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
GIS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
results	O
can	O
be	O
mapped	O
for	O
ease	O
of	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BenMAP	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
the	O
proprietary	O
BenMAP	B-Application
4	O
was	O
rewritten	O
as	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
program	I-Application
and	O
issued	O
as	O
BenMAP-Community	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BenMAP	B-Application
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
estimating	O
the	O
health	O
impacts	O
,	O
and	O
associated	O
economic	O
values	O
,	O
associated	O
with	O
changes	O
in	O
ambient	O
air	O
pollution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BenMAP	B-Application
also	O
calculates	O
the	O
economic	O
value	O
of	O
health	O
impacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BenMAP	B-Application
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
Geographic	B-Application
Information	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
GIS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
utilize	O
,	O
and	O
visualize	O
maps	O
of	O
air	O
pollution	O
,	O
population	O
,	O
incidence	O
rates	O
,	O
incidence	O
rate	O
changes	O
,	O
economic	O
valuations	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
