Volunteer group develops a COVID-19 testing location database for the U.S

Article talking about a website created by a new group of volunteer coders and medical professionals and data driven doctor and researcher Jorge A. Caballero which aims to provide up-to date location info for all testing sites in the U.S. The website is a potential resource to inform those working on the country’s emergency response…

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Mapping 2019-nCoV

Article showcasing the response of the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University to the COVID-19 public health emergency by developing an interactive web-based dashboard to visualize and track reported cases in real-time.

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Geographical tracking and mapping of coronavirus disease COVID-19 / severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic and associated events around the world

Article offering pointers and describing “a range of practical online/mobile GIS and mapping dashboards and applications for tracking the 2019/2020 coronavirus epidemic and associated events as they unfold around the world.” It also discusses additional ways GIS can support the fight against infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics. Original URL.

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GIS maps to study Covid-19 spread

Article talking about how a group of research scholars in Kerala, India is using Geographic Information System (GIS) to create maps showing the spatial distribution of increase/decrease of persons under COVID-19 observation in the area and how these maps can be used in formulating preventive measures to control the virus.

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