ISS608 2017-18 T1 Assign KyonghwanKim
Vastropolis Epidemic Report
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Contents
Background
Smartpolis is a major metropolitan area with a population of approximately two million residents. During the last few days, health professionals at local hospitals have noticed a dramatic increase in reported illnesses.
Observed symptoms are largely flulike and include fever, chills,sweats, aches and pains, fatigue, coughing, breathing difficulty, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, and enlarged lymph nodes. More recently, there have been several deaths believed to be associated with the current outbreak. City officials fear a possible epidemic and are mobilizing emergency management resources to mitigate the impact. You have been charged with providing an assessment of the situation.
Objective
1. Origin and Epidemic Spread
Identify approximately where the outbreak started on the map (ground zero location). Outline the affected area. Explain how you arrived at your conclusion. (Please limit your answer to six images and 500 words.)
2. Epidemic Spread
- Present a hypothesis on how the infection is being transmitted. For example, is the method of transmission person-to-person, airborne, waterborne, or something else? Identify the trends that support your hypothesis. (Please limit your answer to ten images and 1000 words.)
- Is the outbreak contained? Is it necessary for emergency management personnel to deploy treatment resources outside the affected area? Explain your reasoning. (Please limit your answer to ten images and 1000 words. )
Given Data
Microblogs.csv
- Size: 1,023,077 rows
- ID: Personal identifier of the individual posting the message
- Created_at: Date and time of the post
- Location: Latitude and longitude coordinates of the mobile device at the time of post
- Text: the posted message
Population
- Zone_Name: The name of one of the 13 city zones within the metropolitan area
- Population_Density: the number of residents in the zone
- Daytime_Population: the estimated population in the zone due to commuting during work hours
Weather
- Date: date of observed weather by weather station
- Weather: weather conditions for a particular day
- Average_Wind_Speed: measured in miles per hour
- Wind_Direction: the direction from which the wind is blowing or from which it originates
Smartpolis_Map
Additional Information
- Economy: The economy of Vastopolis is based on commerce, entertainment, finance, trucking services, shipping services, health care, and industry.
- Water Supply: Residents and businesses get their drinking water by pumping water from nearby reservoirs or rivers. These distributed water systems are both public and privately owned.
- Entertainment: Vastopolis has two stadiums (Vastopolis Dome and Westside Stadium) for sports, concerts, and other events. The various lakes and the Vast River, which flows south at a steady rate of three miles per hour, is used for water-based sports and recreation.
- City Administration: Vastopolis has several locations of significance including a state courthouse, a capitol building, convention center, and a large airport.
