GIS Implementations in Limiting Covid-19

Posted by Admin | 3rd February 2020

At the speed GIS technology implementation is increasing, combating against Covid-19 pandemic has become a lot more efficient and effective in graphical mapping, illustrative and prediction analysis. GIS plays a very important role in the health industry. Various data of affected regions can be overlayed and new insights can light up every corner of the health care sector.

In order to understand the origin and outbreak of the virus in a region epidemiologists uses GIS maps layered with various datasets like demographic data, travel pattern data of people, spread pattern, virus affected changing trends  to control, prevent and make better decision.

 GIS maps facilitates medical institutions, organisations, citizens to understand and adapt accordingly to respond to the current Covid-19 Global Pandemic 2020