Google Maps expands its information on COVID-19 with all this data
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Google wants to turn its maps application into a service information center on the coronavirus For this reason, the company has endowed Google Data maps, lots of data, about COVID-19, displayed directly on the map. In this way, it is very easy to know the status of a specific territory and make the right mobility decision, in each case.
Therefore, simply by selecting a specific geographic area, Google Maps will become a provider of practical data related to the pandemicAmong them, we will find the number of total cases, deaths caused by the virus and a 7-day trend that provides an estimate of how the situation will evolve in each region . Likewise, we will be able to know the local restrictions and other useful information provided by the diagnosis centers.
The function of public transport routes in Google Maps will soon also receive new features specially designed for the time of he alth emergency we are experiencing. Based on the real-time data provided by each device, the maps application will be able to warn that a convoy is too full and show the time of the next one to allow Social distancing is enforced.
How to activate COVID-19 data in Google Maps
All the new features mentioned in this article are coming soon to Google Maps. However, it is already possible to know the incidence of the pandemic by territory in a large number of countries, including Spain. At this time, the map application of the North American company, shows new cases per 100,000 inhabitants and an upward or downward forecast for the coming days. Unlike France or Portugal, where the figures apply to the entire country as a whole, in the Spanish case Google Maps discriminates by autonomous communities Google ensures that to prepare the color map uses authorized sources.
Activating the pandemic map on Google Maps is very simple. You just have to open the application and click on the layer button. Immediately afterwards, click on the button COVID-19 Data Click Accept in the dialog that will appear and navigate the map to consult the data.It is important that you know that, with a highly enlarged map, it is not possible to see the color code. To do this, zoom out on the map until at least your autonomous community fits on the screen.
