Edited by medical geographer and GIS Professor Dr. Esra Ozdenerol, this book highlights key GIS capabilities and lessons learned during the COVID-19 response and can help communities prepare for the next crisis. 12 global projects are discussed with a multidisciplinary approach, illustrating the role of GIS in crisis management.

1. The Role of GIS in COVID-19 Management and Control 2. Information Access as a Strategy to Overcome Health Inequities in the Context of COVID-19 3. Spatial Pattern of COVID-19 Positivity Rates in Indonesia during Local Restriction Phase: A Case study of Jakarta and Surabaya City 4. Investigating Spatial Relationships of Age and Comorbidities on COVID-19 Spread Using Geographically Weighted Regression 5. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Covid-19: A District-level Analysis of Kerala, India, 2020-2021 6. The 2020 Hurricanes, Internal Displacements and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries: Lessons Learned for Disaster Risk Reduction 7. Hot Spot Tracker: Detecting and Visualizing the Types of Spatiotemporal Hot Spots of COVID-19 in the United States 8. Lifestyle Effects on the Risk of Transmission of COVID-19 in the United States: Evaluation of Market Segmentation Systems 9. A Bibliometric Review of Research on the Role of GIS in COVID19 Pandemic Control and Management: Science Mapping the Literature, 2020 - 2022 10. The Use of Geographic Information Systems to Shape COVID Policies Regarding Masking and Distancing with A Partially Vaccinated Population 11. Using GIS to Map Women's Health, Well-being and Economic Opportunities in the Context of COVID-19 12. The Effects of Lifestyle on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States: An Analysis of Market Segmentation 13. A Gendered Approach to Examining Pandemic Induced Livelihood Crisis in the Informal Sector: the Case of Female Domestic Workers in Titwala