The Potential Role of GIS in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
GIS can play a role in developing protocols for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Covid-19 Map for the United States from Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University has launched a new GIS dashboard that maps confirmed COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases within the United States.
Forecasting Cholera Using Remote Sensing
The NASA cholera forecasting tool effectively takes satellite observations on environmental conditions and combines the data with information on infrastructure and conditions in a country.
The History of Mapping Disease
Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine takes a look at how cartography and GIS have been used to map and combat devastating diseases such as cholera, yellow fever, and Ebola.
Preparing for Urban Pandemics Using GIS and Resilient IT Systems
Geospatial modeling has found that if 30% of the population voluntarily isolated themselves for 8-10 weeks, the total people infected would drop by almost half.
GIS and Epidemiology
GIS is frequently used in medical geography and epidemiology. Terry Jones, an antigenic cartographer, posts on the O’Reilly site a follow-up to a talk given … Read more
Using Google to Track Outbreaks
TIME looks at how Google is entering the realm of tracking epidemics with their Google Flu Trends tool and how such tools have the potential to … Read more