Observing Human Mobility Internationally During COVID-19

Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Allcroft, S
Metwaly, M
Berg, Z
Ghodgaonkar, I
Bordwell, F
Zhao, XX
Liu, XL
Xu, JH
Chakraborty, S
Banna, V
Chinnakotla, A
Goel, A
Tung, CL
Kao, GR
Zakharov, W
Shoham, DA
Thiruvathukal, GK
Lu, YH
DOI
Abstract
This article analyzes visual data captured from five countries and three U.S. states to evaluate the effectiveness of lockdown policies for reducing the spread of COVID-19. The main challenge is the scale: nearly six million images are analyzed to observe how people respond to the policy changes.
Volume
56