Visualize where you are and where you are at home with smartphone location information Site release Google April 5 17:11
While measures are being taken to prevent outbreaks of the new coronavirus, such as by restricting going out in each country, IT giant Google can analyze the movements of people and see how much citizens have stopped going out by country. A special site has been released.
Google will use a smartphone to obtain location information of users in 131 countries and regions around the world through smartphones, and will be able to see the change in the number of visitors to restaurants, train stations, parks, etc. by country and region on March 3. Published from.
According to Google, location information is only available to users who have agreed.
The site is divided into six areas, including “retail and entertainment” such as restaurants and shopping, “stations” and “homes”. The number of infected people was low, and the first five weeks Comparing movement.
In Italy, where deaths are the highest in the world, "Retail and entertainment" was down by 94% and "Stations" was down by 87%, while "Home" was up by 24%, and many people went out. You can see that you are staying at home.
In the United States, where the number of infected people is the highest, "Retail and entertainment" was down 47%, while "Home" was up 12%.
In Japan, "retail and entertainment" was down only 26%, and "home" was up only 7%. The proportion of people who went out was higher than in countries where infections were widespread.
However, looking at Tokyo only, since it was the weekend when self-restraint was required for the first time, “retail and entertainment” was minus 63%, and “home” was plus 14%. It is a result that it is evident that you have refrained from going out.
Google will continue to update this data on a regular basis, as it will help governments control the new coronavirus.