With the coronavirus spreading rapidly, its high-time the GIS community invoke its power of location analytics to help fight off the destructive spread. Tools are readily available to locate, track, and even predict when and where the virus will spread. Esri has numerous resources available such as pre-configured web apps, operations dashboards, and solutions deployment tools. One of the major provisions that have made is incorporation of the Coronavirus initiative into ArcGIS Hub basic so everyone with an ArcGIS Online account has access to the tools and there is no need to purchase the Hub Premium edition. Here is a collection of resources that we’ve been able to put together to help your community fight off this unprecedented global outbreak. For questions on how to access or use these tools please contact our office at 877-377-8124.
Coronavirus Response Solution for Public Health Agencies
How to Launch a Coronavirus Webpage using ArcGIS Online
Using the ArcGIS Solutions Deployment Tool for Coronavirus Response
Sample Operations Dashboard displaying the location and total number of active cases (This is sample data only for demonstration purposes)