Americas' Geospatial Response to COVID-19

This chapter provides an overview of the regional geospatial response to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It analyzes the implementation and use of United Nations for Global Geospatial Information Management (UNGGIM) global frameworks in the geospatial response to COVID-19. The resulting data can then be integrated with statistical, geospatial, and other information to inform and facilitate data-driven and evidence-based decision making. The integration of statistics and geospatial has been vital in this pandemic. Sociodemographic variables such as age, health status, have been analyzed even at block level to detect vulnerable populations. Information regarding data integration, development of indicators and implementation of platforms, among others was reported. A central component of geospatial support for disaster management is governance. In Central America, the National Geographic Institute Tommy Guardia (IGNTG) of Panamá formed a work team to support with cartographic information and mapping, two relevant government initiatives to confront COVID-19.