<div dir="ltr">I think it would definitely help. Not a futile exercise at all.<div>Provide assistance with understanding why certain areas are hotspots and other not, whereby reducing and preventing hotspots from occurring in these vulnerable areas in the future.</div><div>Kind Regards</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 11:24 AM Samantha Goodchild-Brown <<a href="mailto:Samantha.Goodchild-Brown@capetown.gov.za">Samantha.Goodchild-Brown@capetown.gov.za</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">At a guess, no, it wouldn’t help. Not without vectors and reasons of travel factored in.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">But that’s why we do research….<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Africa <<a href="mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Madodomzi Mafanya<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 16 May 2020 18:15<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo Africa] COVID-19 Geospatial Analysis<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could the analysis of existing time and place COVID-19 data help us understand spatiotemporal tendencies of pandemics and help us to simulate spatial spreads of future viral outbreaks?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Would this help with readiness or preparedness for future outbreaks or just a futile exercise?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Madodomzi Mafanya (CGPrGISc 0279)<u></u><u></u></p>
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