Geospatial Data & GIS

If you're unable to come to campus, you can access ArcGIS virtually. If you want to use ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Pro please use them via the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) or install the software (see access instructions). Otherwise, use ArcGIS Online through Mason Institutional Account (use your Net ID)

If you have any questions related to the access, please contact Wendy Mann, Director, Digital Scholarship Center or datahelp@gmu.edu.

• Covid-19 Data in the U.S. by NY Times https://github.com/nytimes/covid-19-data- a repository of data on ongoing Covid cases and deaths in the U.S. (U.S. Raw, State and County level; live and historical in CSV).
• CDC Covid Data Tracker: maps and data for cases and death per 100,000, testing, mobility, hospital visits and other social impact data including school closures.
• Novel Covid-19 Data (compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (JHU CCSE)) https://data.humdata.org/dataset/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-cases: cover global time-series data in graphical forms and data downloadable since January 2020.
• Covid-19 Data Repository by JHU-CSSE: a repository of data on Covid-19 cases through aggregated data sources such as WHO, CDC, ECDC, and more (https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19).
• ESRI Covid-19 GIS Hub https://coronavirus-resources.esri.com/ maps, mapping applications with newly updated information.  Many of these data are searchable and available via ArcGIS Online.

• ESRI offers complementary learning resources during this period. Visit the page to find out more.
• LinkedIn Learning (accessible via Mason Libraries Databases): check ArcGIS (ArcGIS Essential Learning), ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro Essential Learning, and Learning QGIS.
• Virtual Mason Library Workshops: visit the virtual workshop schedules to find out more and the GIS workshop tutorials provided by Mason Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Center

• NPR Health News with Covid-19: Check your county risk level with Green, Yellow or Red color mapping (updating daily) 
• John Hopkins University Covid-19 Dashboard: Real-time tracking of the trend of US and global Covid-19 cases visually (maps and graphs).
• WHO Covid-19 Dashboard: https://covid19.who.int/ global cases and death daily and by country.
• Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 Resources: Check trusted COVID information for VA and others.