Maxar Technologies partitions geospatial data business
Maxar Technologies has spun off its MDA business unit to a group of private equity investors led by Northern Private Capital.
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Can social media networks predict the spread of COVID-19?
Published literature finds that a region’s social connections to a COVID-19 hotspot correlates with a higher rate of confirmed cases. We summarise the findings of a research paper that uses social media data for Italy and the US to identify the relationship between social connections and spread of diseases. We also highlight several Neudata-listed data providers for readers interested in applying these findings to practice. -
Location data consolidations continue with PlaceIQ/Freckle IoT merger
Earlier this month, location data provider PlaceIQ announced it would acquire Freckle IoT, a Toronto-based retail footfall measurement company -
Nowcasting COVID-19 (Part II)
In Part II, we continue our assessment the alternative datasets that can enhance nowcasting models. In this report, we focus on the datasets that track business activity, consumer spending, oil prices, inflation and central bank sentiment. -
Search, survey data on track to predict shifting consumer behaviours
The habits that people form during the COVID outbreak are likely to shape consumer purchasing decisions for years to come. -
Healthcare data use cases soar in COVID-19 tracking
Investors are turning to unique sources of healthcare data to track public health outcomes in the face of COVID-19. -
Monitoring global labour markets with alternative data
From setting up home offices to adjusting to their new unemployment circumstances, hundreds of millions of people all over the world are changing their working patterns to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. -
Healthcare, hospitality and retail datasets find favour in COVID-19 tracking models
At the Neudata COVID-19 Virtual Summit on 9 April, Neudata’s head of research spoke to attendees about the most popular datasets that investors are using to track the impact of the virus on global economies. -
Manufacturing, consumer sentiment data tapped to measure China’s “back to work” spirit
After several weeks of using data to measure the negative effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on global economies, the rest of the world is now looking to China to measure the speed and likelihood of a recovery. -
Nowcasting COVID-19 (Part I)
The outbreak of coronavirus was a massive shock to an already fragile global economy – causing many markets to slip into recession earlier last month. Much about COVID-19 remains uncertain, however, alternative data can offer investors and policymakers greater clarity on its most damaging impacts. We outline the datasets that offer timely signals of the most affected areas of the global macroeconomy.
