Making Sense of COVID-19 Data through Geospatial Technology
Hello Everyone, The novel COVID-19 pandemic has already profoundly impacted the world in ways that have not been seen for generations and the full effects have yet to be quantified. Geospatial Technology plays a critical role in understanding and combating the virus threat. It’s my pleasure to invite you to a four-part series entitled, “Mapping a Monster: Making Sense of COVID-19 Data through Geospatial Technology.” In this series, you will learn how Geographic information Systems Technology (GIS) is being leveraged as a powerful data visualization and analysis tool for making science-based spatial decisions that have real-world consequences. Explore how COVID-19 epidemiology data, location intelligence, and map visualization technology are used to support a variety of pandemic web maps, graphs and applications used to raise awareness, inform public decision-making, and guide policy decisions on a global scale. Through this speaker series, attendees will gain an understanding of: cutting-edge geospatial practices used in epidemiology (past and present), the use and application of GIS on a global scale, the biological nuance of the Coronavirus, and how COVID-19 data can be and is used by city, counties, states and government to make critical decisions.
Register for Part 1
In the first part of this series will be held on Wednesday, June 3rd at 2 PM EDT. In part 1, industry experts sharing experiences and big picture workflows of using geospatial technology to display and analyze COVID-19 data. Speakers include: 1. Ensheng (Frank) Dong, PhD Candidate from Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard Team2. Dr. Este Geraghty, Chief Medical Officer and Health Solutions Director at Esri. You can also register for the other three parts using the link below:1. Part 2: June 17th2. Part 3: July 1st3. Part 4: July 15th Finally, you can learn more about the MS in Geographic Information Systems by visiting our website here. I hope to see you all there, Cassandra (Cassie) Hansen PhD, GISSProgram Coordinator for GIS and Environmental Science and PolicyAdvanced Academic Programs | Johns Hopkins University
