Healthcare systems across the globe, including in Australia, are under extreme pressure and do not always have rapid access to data in real time and up to date to consolidate and enable informed decision making, particularly with respect to effective outbreak management and public education. Access to technology including tracking apps, health information and the use of spatial analytical tools, dashboards and visualisations outputs can provide leaders and practitioners in the health care system with the opportunity to make data driven decisions. In the era of COVID19 crisis this becomes crucial to the safety of communities.
This webinar covers the following topics: COVID-19 pandemic for the epidemiology and the infection prevention and control context WHO responsibilities for COVID-19 Examination of Australian responses to COVID-19 including technology such as tracking apps and other control measures Background and some examples from the literature (e.g., Dr John Snow first use of GIS in the 18th century) Research rational, how GIS or spatial technologies has been used during the COVID-19 crisis, future trends in health, GIS research in the post COVID-19 era.
2. • Overview
• Background (John Snow map)
• How GIS been used during the pandemic
o Identify community risk
o Model the spread of disease
o Analyse prediction of hospitals capacity
o Measure social distancing and Community
Contact Tracing
o Location optimisation
o Mobility analysis
• Beyond the pandemic, what’s next?
• Summary
OVERVIEW
3. How GIS been used during the pandemic?
• Identify community risk
• Model the spread of disease
• Measure social distancing effectiveness and
adherence
• Analyse and prediction of hospitals capacity
• Locations optimisation
• Mobility Analysis
Source: Part of the items in this list derived by a video lecture
published by Jack Dangermond (President of ESRI)
4. BACKGROUND
Source: John Snow and the Cholera map in London - 1854
• Health decisions-makers can be better
informed by using geographical data. Dr
John Snow knew that already in 1854
• In 1854 Doctor John Snow
demonstrated how consolidation of
reliable geographical data can transform
the way the world approaches and
manages a pandemic such as COVID19
7. Identify community risk
(Honk Kong dashboard)
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a1746ada9bff48c09ef76e5a788b5910
By the government in Hong Kong h
8. https://covid19-data.sydney.edu.au/
Dashboard developed by the University of Sydney
“Understanding geographical differences in socio-economic disadvantage
is important for supporting vulnerable communities”
Associate Professor Eleanor Bruce
Identify community risk
(Sydney dashboard)
16. Mobility Analysis
Mobility during and after the pandemic
Source (Google mobility reports):
https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/
Pop-up cycling pathways
18. Model the Spread of diseasesource: https://covidlive.com.au/
The portal enables access to
covid19 data national wide
and in some cases to even
LGA level of geography
(Victoria)
Access to COVID19 data and resources
Australian COVID Live Data Portal
20. Sources: Beyond the curve: a visual journey in to our post-pandemic future BY Arup
https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/promotional-materials/section/beyond-the-curve-a-visual-journey-in-to-our-
post-pandemic-future Startup / ecosystems for example crowdedness startup
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption
across the world, fundamentally changing life
as we knew it and highlighting the
interconnectedness between us all and our
planet. The impact on our lives, our society
and our world will be felt for many years.
The illustrations in this publication explore
how we might live, work and play across the
built environment in a post-pandemic world –
from a new working environment to an
adapted use of public transport to a
transformed shopping experience.
Beyond the pandemic, what’s next?
How would transit will look like?
21. Sources: Beyond the curve: a visual journey in to our post-pandemic future BY Arup
https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/promotional-materials/section/beyond-the-curve-a-visual-
journey-in-to-our-post-pandemic-future Startup / ecosystems for example crowdedness startup
What will the
‘new office’
look like?
Beyond the pandemic, what’s next?
22. Sources: https://crowdlessapp.co/
New eco system of startups
Crowdless startup in UK
Video:
https://www.dropbox.co
m/s/sd0ui8wp9rro6qf/Cro
wdless%20BBC%20News.
mp4?dl=0
23. Mobility during and after the pandemic
(pop-up cycling pathways)
Source (Google mobility reports):
https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/
24. • New research opportunities
• New startups and ecosystem
• New reality in our day-to-day
life
• New markets
• New online models for
education and eLearning
• New models for commuting
in our daily life routine
• New working arrangements
Take home message...
Be Adaptive!