In this instance we’ve used Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) regions available from our Spatial Data Catalog here and Upper Tier Local Authorities. These are helpful for allowing users to filter the data to regions of interest. CARTO provides many administrative geography boundaries directly from our Spatial Data Catalog otherwise most government statistical bodies make this data available such as the UK’s Office for National Statistics Open Geography Portal. In the UK the most detailed COVID data is released at Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) level which is a small administrative zone with between 5 000 and 15 000 residents. The data for our blueprint was obtained from ZOE but many governments and health departments publish this data such as in the UK. Vaccination and infection rates (which can be calculated as the raw number of infections divided by the area’s population divided by 100 000).In order to recreate this map you’ll need the following data: We can see from these maps that there aren’t really any current spatial patterns in infection rates (unlike when the virus was newer - keep reading to learn more!) but that vaccination rates do tend to be higher in rural areas. The average rate changes as the map view shifts - or as geographic filters such as region and Upper Tier Local Authority (UTLA) are activated - allowing the user to easily compare geographies or focus on specific areas of interest. The visualization above (produced in May 2022) depicts COVID case rates and vaccination percentage side-by-side for easy and direct comparison. Open map in full screen here (recommended for mobile users). Visualizing this in conjunction with key virus-curbing measures - such as vaccination rollout - gives invaluable insight on where these measures are being taken up by the general public and how much impact they are having. As the virus is transmitted through human contact seeing where this is happening - in spatial and temporal detail - is crucial for putting in place actionable strategies to limit the spread. Keep reading to see these visualizations in action discover insights and find out how they were created! COVID infection and vaccination ratesīeing able to spatially visualize an epidemic like COVID is essential. The system that we developed consisted of the following three visualization components to track the epidemic: Epidemic tracking with Location Intelligence Read the full list of beneficiaries and see some of their incredible work here. As part of CARTO’s commitment to provide free access to our spatial analytics and visualization software to organizations combating COVID we have been working with ZOE to create a series of visualizations to act as a blueprint for future epidemic tracking.
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