PRAGUE, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Czech-based data analytics and risk assessment firm
Semantic Visions (SV) has released to YouTube a dramatic geospatial
visualization of the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the world's
online media.
"This visualization not only mirrors the spread of the disease
itself, but our data shows exactly how the coronavirus story was
presented in national and regional media outlets as the pandemic
grew," explains CEO Frantisek
Vrabel.
The video, which was based on the semantic analysis of
82,283,207 articles in the world's 10 major languages, shows how
global awareness of the disease grew from a few almost
imperceptible news stories in early January to global coverage of
the pandemic by the end of March.
"Our data and analysis have uncovered a trove of information
related to the spread of the virus," said Vrabel. "Not only can we
see how the disease was presented in Chinese media at the outset of
the pandemic, but also how disinformation about Covid-19 was
propagated by bad actors, namely out of Russia."
In addition to delivering a report to the U.S. Department of
State detailing the spread of Covid19-related disinformation, SV is
using its data in the global effort to mitigate the effects of the
virus on the world's economy. The firm recently partnered with SAP
Ariba, the world's leading procurement and supply chain company, to
build a portal detailing global supply chain disruptions caused by
the pandemic.
SV has over 15 years of experience in OSINT data collection and
is one of the very few organizations capable of delivering an
overarching view of the global online media landscape. SV has
long-term practical experience in detecting hostile propaganda and
disinformation and in March 2019 took
first place in the US-UK Tech Challenge for its development of
proprietary technology that can identify and track disinformation
and propaganda around the globe.
For more information about Semantic Visions, contact
media@semantic-visions.com.
SOURCE Semantic Visons