دور التطبيقات المكانية في الحد من جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد (COVID-19)‎ بالمملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

Modern digital technology facilitated the success of the management of Covid-19 pandemic, to reduce the prevalence of pandemic in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This was achieved through available services offered, and still, to citizens and residents by means of the spatial representation of data by identifying spatial and non-spatial information related to the spread of Covid-19.

Further, this technology was represented, integrated spatially, updated and published daily through the interactive maps on the web pages.

Simultaneously, free updatable applications were launched on smart phones, whether linked to the coordinates of the site or not, to provide health service, reduce the aggravation of the crisis and infection spread by tracking and controlling violators, and provide access facilities for medical tests and vaccinations.

The Saudi government exerted every possible effort, aided by the urban planning for neighborhoods and enumeration as a working base.

These efforts prospered in alleviate the pandemic by reducing the number of infected cases unexpectedly and comparing to other countries, as well as a high increase in vaccine doses' number given to citizens due to the offered facilities.

The paper will focus on smart phone applications concerning governmental health applications especially the related with GPS.

It also aims to explore the effectiveness of these techniques and their contributions in controlling the pandemic through the coordinated efforts of officials and citizens, contributions in making decisions rapidly.

This study proved that the Saudi interactive platform for following up on the virus is technically identical to the global interactive maps, especially the Johns Hopkins University platform in Washington, and that both applications “Tawaklana and Sehaty” had the greatest impact in restraining the extent of the pandemic.