Coronavirus: New Apple site gives a look at how well shelter-in-place is working
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/04/14/coronavirus-new-apple-site-gives-a-look-at-how-well-shelter-in-place-is-working/
If you have gone out for a walk, or to the grocery store, and wondered why so many people are out and about when they are being implored to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis, Apple on Tuesday released a new online tool that is designed to give a look at how well people are adhering to the ongoing shelter-in-place edicts.
Apple said the mobility tool uses data gathered from Apple Maps requests for driving and walking directions, as well as public transit information, to provide a look at the degree by which people in a specific area are going out in public. Anyone who wants can use the mobility reports located on Apple’s COVID-19 information page by entering the name of a country, city or geographic region. Apple uses January 13 as its data starting point, and updates information on a daily basis.