The role of cartography in presenting information on the distribution of the covid-19 outbreak

Abstract

Geospatial information is one of the instruments used by the government in used to map the rate of spread of the Covid-19 disease, the level of Covid-19 vulnerability, and facilitate the distribution of social assistance to people affected by Covid-19. The ability to process geospatial information is needed for the parties who make use of the information. On that basis, the Geographical Information Science Study Program encourages increased ability to manage geospatial data among government staff in Indonesia through cartography training: thematic mapping related to Covid-19 outbreak by utilizing the ArcGIS Online application. The method applied in this training activity is presentation, demonstration, and application operation compiling thematic maps related to Covid-19 using ArcGIS Online to 527 participants. The majority of participants who have never used the ArcGIS Online application are enthusiastic about participating in cartography training, especially since the training is carried out with a tutor model and the participants complete all the work until it’s finished. The expectation, the participants will implement the use of the application in the agencies where they work. Therefore, not a few participants asked for this training to be continued intensively.