Mapping COVID-19: How web-based maps contribute to the infodemic

Authors

Peter Mooney, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Levente Juhasz, Florida International UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

7-4-2020

Document Type

Article

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.

Recommended Citation

Mooney, P., Juhász, L. (2020). Mapping COVID-19: How web-based maps contribute to the infodemic. Dialogues in Human Geography. 10 (2). pp. 265-270 [doi: 10.1177/2043820620934926]