In support of the efforts to combat novel coronavirus Esri has launched the COVID-19 GIS Hub to centralize access to maps and GIS data relating to the virus. The purpose of the newly launched site is to be a central gathering point to “aid with real-time monitoring, to catalog GIS data that supports mapping and analysis, and to increase overall community preparedness with general public health resources and media stories related to COVID-19.”

The site consolidates sources of coronavirus maps and GIS data to streamline access. This includes the highly visited John Hopkins University’s near-realtime coronavirus interactive map – as well as a similar map dashboard provided by the World Health Organization. Both map dashboards feature regular updates aggregated from health organizations reporting confirmed cases, deaths, and recoveries from the coronavirus.

A second main section of the coronavirus map and data hub lists downloadable GIS data. As with the featured maps, these data sources are all served from Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform. The aggregated dataset used by JHU is available as well as a datasets for “Coronavirus World Airport Impacts”. Other datasets can be browsed and downloaded via Esri’s hub.

Visit: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) GIS Hub