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Ask HN: Interested in Building a Coronavirus App?

• mtmail 7y ago
  This is the German map for the 'standard' flu https://influenza.rki.de/MapArchive.aspx https://influenza.rki.de/MapArchive.aspx I think such an app and maps just leads to panic. Use the dropdown to switch to 2017/2018 or even 2004/2005. Based on those maps it looks like no place in German was safe, but it was a flu year like any other.
  • AlexMe 7y ago
    We need a world map that is refreshed on a permanent basis.
    • mtmail 7y ago
      Maybe this is a start https://thevirustracker.com/ https://thevirustracker.com/ The German map is based on regular reporting from doctor's offices, it's a proven process for 20 years. A new 2020 app might work with self/crowd reporting.
• ColinWright 7y ago
  You mean like this? https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.h... Or like this? https://visalist.io/emergency/coronavirus https://visalist.io/emergency/coronavirus
  • AlexMe 7y ago
    I mean an app where you can simply enter the street where you are and you can see if there were cases of Coronavirus around. We need to fetch a lot of data sources from the web in order to retrieve so much information.
    • mdorazio 7y ago
      What do you mean by "around"? Coronavirus instances will, at the most granular, be reported on a hospital or other large location (hotel/airport/port) basis. I'm not sure why you need to query a lot of data sources or create an app to show this.
  • mtmail 7y ago
    https://www.mapbox.cn/coronavirusmap/ https://www.mapbox.cn/coronavirusmap/ (https://blog.mapbox.com/visualizing-the-progression-of-the-2019-ncov-outbreak-66763eb59e79 https://blog.mapbox.com/visualizing-the-progression-of-the-2...), though it seems to cover China only.
• mdorazio 7y ago
  By "develop" do you mean wrap one of the many already-existing websites showing this information in a UI? I'm not sure what your use case is here.
  • AlexMe 7y ago
    To be able to enter the street or city and see where the closest case of Coronavirus was. And also when.
    • mdorazio 7y ago
      I see what you're going for, but 1) who's going to maintain the database of locations as they pop up since you're going to want real-time info? This is only a useful app if there are enough cases to be worth mapping, which means usability scales with labor. 2) Do you really want to make an app that increases fear and paranoia? Even if that's not the intent, it's what it will turn into.
• kleer001 7y ago
  Where's your data coming from and why wouldn't people just use that instead of your app?