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Map Liberator: An open-source tool for recovering spatial epidemiological data from static situation reports
2026-01-27
epidemiology
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BackgroundMuch of the worlds historical and current epidemiological data remains locked in static formats, such as PDF situation reports or image-based surveillance bulletins. Recovering this data for spatial analysis typically requires proprietary software (e.g., ArcGIS) or laborious manual entry, which is prone to transcription errors. MethodsI developed Map Liberator, an open-source application built in R and Shiny. It provides a split-screen digitisation interface that allows users to overl...
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