Mapping the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore with open data - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation

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Innovative response

A Singaporean coder has created a website that uses open data from the Singaporean government to map the daily status of every single corona virus patient, providing detailed geographic and demograhpic detail.

Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact

Data and detailed information is needed to make the best informed decisions for governments (and citizens). This tool allows a very detailed breakdown of geographic and demographic information, with daily (and historically available) updates on the situation.

Organisations/institutions involved

Zhi Peng Lee (sole developer)

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Singapore

Relevant URL(s):

https://co.vid19.sg/

Level(s) of government:

Non-Profit/Civil Society

Issues being addressed:

Real-time data collection, sharing, and analysis

Date Submitted:

20 March 2020

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