Mapping COVID-19: How web-based maps contribute to the infodemic
Peter Mooney, Levente Juhász
Abstract
A proliferation of web-based maps have appeared depicting many different aspects of the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). In this commentary, we consider the usage of web-based mapping during the COVID-19 pandemic and argue that web maps have been widely misused for delivering public information on this fast moving, epidemiologically complex, and geographically unbounded process.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)World Wide WebComputer scienceWeb applicationData scienceGeographyVirologyBiologyMedicineOutbreakDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceGeographic Information Systems StudiesHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis