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Geovisualization: A Practical Approach for COVID-19 Spatial Analysis

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  • Petr Iakovlevitch Ekel

    (Departments of Computer Science and Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30535-000, Brazil
    Advanced System Optimization Technologies—Asotech, Belo Horizonte 30380-002, Brazil)

  • Sandro Laudares

    (Departments of Computer Science and Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30535-000, Brazil)

  • Adriano José de Barros

    (Departments of Computer Science and Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30535-000, Brazil)

  • Douglas Alexandre Gomes Vieira

    (Handcrafted Technologies—Engenharia Assistida Por Computador (ENACOM), Belo Horizonte 31275-100, Brazil
    Graduate Program in Mathematical Modeling, Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30421-169, Brazil)

  • Carlos Augusto Paiva da Silva Martins

    (Departments of Computer Science and Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30535-000, Brazil)

  • Matheus Pereira Libório

    (Departments of Computer Science and Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30535-000, Brazil
    Handcrafted Technologies—Engenharia Assistida Por Computador (ENACOM), Belo Horizonte 31275-100, Brazil)

Abstract

Web Geographic Information Systems (WebGISs) were widely used to monitor COVID-19 cases and deaths during the pandemic. Furthermore, geotechnologies were also very useful in education, public management, tourism, and other areas. Although there are WebGISs with a high level of sophistication, most are simple, consisting of geovisualizers of cases, deaths, and vaccinations. This study develops a WebGIS that offers information about age, comorbidities, and tests, which can be analyzed from specific points such as hospitals, main access roads, regions, or neighborhoods. Although it is not a highly sophisticated solution, the WebGIS developed in this study is especially useful for municipal governments in developing countries like Brazil that do not have patient health data in geographic databases. The WebGIS developed in this study offers public managers essential information for developing effective public policies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and other epidemiological phenomena such as dengue and malaria.

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  • Petr Iakovlevitch Ekel & Sandro Laudares & Adriano José de Barros & Douglas Alexandre Gomes Vieira & Carlos Augusto Paiva da Silva Martins & Matheus Pereira Libório, 2023. "Geovisualization: A Practical Approach for COVID-19 Spatial Analysis," Geographies, MDPI, vol. 3(4), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jgeogr:v:3:y:2023:i:4:p:41-778:d:1293694
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