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Volunteered Geographic Information on the COVID-19 pandemic in the Global South: Mixed-methods Toolset for exposure and response in peripheral settlements of three Brazilian cities in a "perfect storm" scenario

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. Juan Miguel Rodriguez Lopez

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    Universität Hamburg

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Impact/ effectiveness of control measures

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

How can decision-making on the Corona virus benefit from more agile and precise knowledge through spatial and behavioral data from authoritative, open, and volunteered geographic information (VGI)? This project presents a novel information management toolbox that integrates timely and fine-scale data on vulnerability, impact, human behavior and social conflict into a socio-spatial framework. The value of this research is twofold: It provides geographic science with an integrated toolbox and empowers society for decision-making on the struggle against present and future pandemics, considering spatial features in the Global South.