And here's a composite plot showing (1) how people reduced their mobility in response to measures, (2) daily positive cases, (3) ICU occupancy, and (4) airport arrivals and testing. ICU capacity should be reached somewhere in February, but better numbers and models needed.

Today we are announcing the release of Vistas 2.0. Vistas is a street-level image dataset of 25,000 images that helps machines to understand street scenes. In this release we double the amount of labelling categories. Researchers can download 2.0 now. blog.mapillary.com/update/2021/01…

1.Updated and integrated view of #Lebanon's #Covid pandemic. This time with a feeble attempt to estimate the effective reproduction number (Re). The only good news is that #Facebook movement data show the largest ever reduction in users' movement - more than the first lockdown.

The OSM Foundation Board wants to hear from you on our work in 2020 and priorities in 2021. Take the survey at osmf.limequery.org/281662 It's been translated into 17 languages! More details on the survey at blog.openstreetmap.org/2021/01/18/com…

Using Mapillary images in ArcGIS Experience Builder. beirutrecovery.org #esri #arcgisonline #experiencebuilder #mapillary #beirut

We're happy to share with you the video of the #COVID19 Webinar of 23Jan. Thanks again to our wonderful guest speakers: Hassan Zaraket | حسن زراقط Ghinwa Hayek @bs_maroun 👉New viral strain/variants 👉Data needs/limitations 👉Surveillance 👉Future paths 👉#ZeroCovid youtube.com/watch?v=6JiAy0…

lebanesestudies.com/post-doctoral-… Centre for Lebanese Studies

🇱🇧📢Check out this #COVID19 Test Scanner tool by our very own Sherif Maktabi: covidlb.pory.app It compiles a list of all test centers, clinics & labs available in #Lebanon and recognized by the Ministry of Public Health. #Covid19 #CovidTest #OpenMapLebanon #Lebanon

Ever wondered who owns all of those illegal quarries in #Lebanon? Yep, a quarter of them are politicians, their extended family and associates. You can find all the names and locations in my latest paper for Triangle - Policy | Research | Impact: thinktriangle.net/mountain-to-mo…

A startling 19 politically exposed people (PEPs) exist among the shareholders of #Lebanon's cement cartel: Sibline, Cimenterie Nationale, and Holcim. Many more occupy seats in the companies' boards of directors. Read our latest paper "Mountain to Mortar" thinktriangle.net/mountain-to-mo…

💬Join us tomorrow with ifpo where Melda Salhab will be talking about Open Map Lebanon, our experience with #data collection and why it is important to have local public data in #Lebanon. Link to webinar: ifporient.org/urban-space-in…

Open Data in 60 Seconds - a quick overview of open data, why we should care, and what we can do. Part of the WorldBank 's fantastic Open Government Data Toolkit. opendatatoolkit.worldbank.org/en/open-data-i… #OpenData #Data

📢 Call for Participants - Missing Maps ⚠️ The Lebanese Red Cross 🇱🇧along with GRCworldwide volunteers 🇩🇪 is mapping Matn District (buildings & infrastructure): looking for volunteers to help with remote mapping. Interested? More about the project here: tasks.hotosm.org/projects/10426…

1/ Today we (Office for National Statistics (ONS)) released the second of two #scrollytelling #dataviz pieces in a series on economic inequality. This secons article explores income disparities in #England at a neighbourhood level ons.gov.uk/visualisations…

Our UNDP Accelerator Labs worked with @meldaSalhab @MathewNg to explore vulnerability in Beirut neighborhood post-blast through #spatial data processing techniques such as population analysis, urban morphology, & accessibility analysis. 👉 more on their approach: bit.ly/3jqbcGm

Check out this insightful dashboard 'Lebanon Citizen Budget' aimed at improving budget transparency and accessibility - developed by Institut des Finances & Insights Analytica: 👉 app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjo… #Lebanon #Finance #OpenData

Hi folks in #Lebanon 🇱🇧We’re looking into #SolarEnergy & would really appreciate it if you could complete this short anonymous #survey: 👉forms.gle/oPb64mb9PiTaA6… The aim is to assess people’s awareness & interest in it, share the #data openly & reach out to solution providers.