{"id":851551,"date":"2020-05-06T05:30:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T12:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=851551"},"modified":"2020-05-07T04:33:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:33:32","slug":"use-proximity-tracing-to-identify-possible-contact-events","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/health\/use-proximity-tracing-to-identify-possible-contact-events","title":{"rendered":"Use Proximity Tracing to Identify Possible Contact Events"},"author":8132,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,28211],"tags":[24311,42181,585551,645141],"industry":[],"product":[36571,36941,36561],"class_list":["post-851551","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-health","tag-analysis","tag-arcgis-pro","tag-covid-19","tag-proximity-tracing","product-arcgis-enterprise","product-geoanalytics-server","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Introduction to a new sample tool, Proximity Tracing.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p>Download the latest version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=0f66b5e5862546af86fa53eae4f12090\">Proximity Tracing toolbox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also run the tool on ArcGIS Enterprise using the sample script <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Esri\/tracker-scripts\/blob\/master\/notebooks\/examples\/Proximity%20Tracing.ipynb\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Right","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">You may have\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">heard\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">the term \u2018contact tracing\u2019 \u2013<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW112022612 BCX0\">and we\u2019re going to hear about it a lot more in the coming weeks and months<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">. But what exactly does contact tracing involve?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">Contact tracing involves contacting infected individuals to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">identify<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0who\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">they<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0have been in contact with in the past. As\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">GIS<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">analysts we<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">frequently\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">analyze the positions\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">data<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0in sp<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">ace<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">nd<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">ti<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">me<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">. Y<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">ou might be wondering, could I apply proximity<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">based analysis to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">trace\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">potential<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">contact<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0event<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0The answer is yes.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW112022612 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">GeoAnalytics software development team has created a new tool to trace proximity events\u2013 a tool we\u2019re calling\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">Proximity Tracing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">This tool\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">search<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">es<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0for when<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0and where<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0individual entities (for example, animals, people, vehicles<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart BCX0 SCXW182485469\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0devices)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">are within a given proximity to other individuals in space and time \u2013 wha<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">t\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">we\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">re<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0calling\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">proximity events<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">Tracing potential proximity event<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">can be applied to contact tracing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0\u2013 to help fin<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW182485469\">\u00a0potential contact events.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":851911,"id":851911,"title":"GIF_Proximity_Tracing","filename":"Overview.gif","filesize":15213,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Overview.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/health\/use-proximity-tracing-to-identify-possible-contact-events\/overview-7","alt":"Visualizing the Proximity Tracing through time","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"Visualizing the Proximity Tracing through time","name":"overview-7","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":851551,"date":"2020-05-05 22:14:49","modified":"2020-05-05 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to get the Proximity Tracing Tool<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To get started with\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Proximity Tracing <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in <strong>ArcGIS Pro<\/strong>, download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=0f66b5e5862546af86fa53eae4f12090\">toolbox here.<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">(Note\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Proximity Tracing\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">requires ArcGIS Pro 2.5 or later<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The sample download includes:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A toolbox with the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Proximity Tracing<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tool.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Documentation with tool instructions, along with explanations of tool parameters and outputs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A sample dataset and demo workflow. Here you can experiment and learn the tool without requiring your own dataset.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also run the Proximity Tracing tool using <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.arcgis.com\/en\/server\/latest\/get-started\/windows\/what-is-arcgis-geoanalytics-server-.htm\">GeoAnalytics Server<\/a> with <strong>ArcGIS Enterprise<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Esri\/tracker-scripts\/blob\/master\/notebooks\/examples\/Proximity%20Tracing.ipynb\">Access the Proximity Tracing sample notebook here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How to use the Proximity Tracing Tool<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265312427 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265312427 BCX0\">The\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265312427 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265312427 BCX0\">Proximity Tracing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265312427 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265312427 BCX0\">\u00a0tool analyzes point datasets of moving individual entities \u2013 each feature must have a location, time, and entity identifier. Here is an example of what that looks like using the sample data:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW265312427 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":851671,"id":851671,"title":"Sample_Proximity_Tracing","filename":"RequiredInputs.png","filesize":252057,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/health\/use-proximity-tracing-to-identify-possible-contact-events\/requiredinputs","alt":"Sample_Proximity_Tracing","author":"8132","description":"Requirements of Proximity Tracing","caption":"Requirements of Proximity Tracing: Time-enabled points with an ID field. ","name":"requiredinputs","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":851551,"date":"2020-05-05 21:34:50","modified":"2020-05-05 22:23:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":931,"height":787,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs.png","medium-width":309,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":649,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs.png","large-width":931,"large-height":787,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs.png","1536x1536-width":931,"1536x1536-height":787,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs.png","2048x2048-width":931,"2048x2048-height":787,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs-550x465.png","card_image-width":550,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/RequiredInputs.png","wide_image-width":931,"wide_image-height":787}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82004551 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82004551 BCX0\">An identifier can be a string or numeric field \u2013 it serves to identify the entity you are tracing, for example a device ID or a name. It is important to note here that tracking individual people requires strict compliance with local and federal regulations and privacy laws.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus-resources.esri.com\/datasets\/7ccaf0d0be7149629c305fbf9d369dad\"><span class=\"FieldRange SCXW82004551 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW82004551 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82004551 BCX0\">Please review this <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW82004551 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82004551 BCX0\">white paper which outlines best practices for tracking privacy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82004551 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82004551 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentStart SCXW82004551 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tool Parameters<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW740339 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW740339 BCX0\">To get started with Proximity Tracing, first add your point layer to the map in ArcGIS Pro and <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/help\/mapping\/time\/set-the-time-properties-on-data.htm\">enable time<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW740339 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW740339 BCX0\">). Now you\u2019re ready to populate the tool parameters using the input layer.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW740339 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":851711,"id":851711,"title":"Proximity Tracing Parameters","filename":"blog-tool_parameters.png","filesize":16097,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/health\/use-proximity-tracing-to-identify-possible-contact-events\/blog-tool_parameters","alt":"Proximity Tracing Parameters","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"Parameters for the Proximity Tracing tool","name":"blog-tool_parameters","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":851551,"date":"2020-05-05 21:49:17","modified":"2020-05-05 21:49:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":515,"height":582,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters.png","medium-width":231,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters.png","medium_large-width":515,"medium_large-height":582,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters.png","large-width":515,"large-height":582,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters.png","1536x1536-width":515,"1536x1536-height":582,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters.png","2048x2048-width":515,"2048x2048-height":582,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters-411x465.png","card_image-width":411,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/blog-tool_parameters.png","wide_image-width":515,"wide_image-height":582}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Specify the Entity ID Field. This specifies the identifier for each entity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Specify the entities you\u2019re tracing \u2013 this requires the unique ID (from the same field as step 1) and a starting time. The time is when you want to start recording proximity events.\u00a0Jan 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 1970,\u00a0is set as the default if no time is specified.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Set the proximity parameters. Here you will set the spatial and temporal threshold that defines a proximity event \u2013 this will depend on how close in space and time you want to define \u2018contact\u2019, but also on the resolution of your data and the accuracy of your GPS.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0you are ready to run the tool<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 just click Run<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The result shows<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a feature class representing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the first proximity event for each defined entity.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No feature is returned if your entity wasn\u2019t downstream from an entity of interest.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The attribute table will list the entities that were downstream\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0entities of interest, given the parameters<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0specified in the tool<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to the above settings, you can also return an output of the trace tracks which shows all the features that were downstream of an event. This is very helpful for visualizing the locations over time. You can run the tool <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/reconstruct-tracks.htm\">Reconstruct Tracks<\/a>\u00a0to make linear paths between the locations <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0help with visualization.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lastly, there are two optional parameters that you can use to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tune your proximity events:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":851721,"id":851721,"title":"Optional Parameters for Proximity Tracing","filename":"extra_parameters.png","filesize":5713,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/health\/use-proximity-tracing-to-identify-possible-contact-events\/extra_parameters","alt":"Optional Parameters for Proximity Tracing","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"Optional Parameters for Proximity Tracing","name":"extra_parameters","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":851551,"date":"2020-05-05 21:49:20","modified":"2020-05-05 21:50:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":516,"height":176,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters-213x176.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":176,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":158,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters.png","medium_large-width":516,"medium_large-height":176,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters.png","large-width":516,"large-height":176,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters.png","1536x1536-width":516,"1536x1536-height":176,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters.png","2048x2048-width":516,"2048x2048-height":176,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters.png","card_image-width":516,"card_image-height":176,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/extra_parameters.png","wide_image-width":516,"wide_image-height":176}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW246902148 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246902148 BCX0\">Set a gap tolerance. This is for situations where you want to consider all events between two proximity events as a single sustained event, even if features between the proximity events were technically outside the proximity parameters. This may help correct for situations where GPS recordings are not synced in time despite originating from tracks that remained nearby (see Figure below). Gap tolerances will only modify the duration of event and won\u2019t change if an event occurred. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW246902148 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":851701,"id":851701,"title":"Gap Tolerance Parameters","filename":"gap_tolerance.png","filesize":16594,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/health\/use-proximity-tracing-to-identify-possible-contact-events\/gap_tolerance","alt":"Gap Tolerance Parameters","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"Gap Tolerance Parameters","name":"gap_tolerance","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":851551,"date":"2020-05-05 21:49:13","modified":"2020-05-05 21:50:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":939,"height":615,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance.png","medium-width":399,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":503,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance.png","large-width":939,"large-height":615,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance.png","1536x1536-width":939,"1536x1536-height":615,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance.png","2048x2048-width":939,"2048x2048-height":615,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance-710x465.png","card_image-width":710,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gap_tolerance.png","wide_image-width":939,"wide_image-height":615}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\">Set an attribute expression. An attribute expression lets you set additional requirements for a proximity event. For example, in a building with multiples levels, you may only want to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\">Proximity Trace<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\">\u00a0individuals that occupied the same level. Here a proximity event will have to satisfy the proximity parameters already defined while\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\">also having the same value for<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\">\u00a0the level attribute. In this case we would add the additional expression <strong>$target[\u201clevel\u201d] == $<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW137548560 BCX0\">join[<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW137548560 BCX0\">level \u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137548560 BCX0\"><strong>]<\/strong> to define this requirement.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW137548560 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW92365818 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW92365818 BCX0\">You can learn more about how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/location-intelligence-enhances-covid-19-collaboration\/\">Location Intelligence Enhances COVID-19 Collaboration<\/a> and read a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/content\/dam\/esrisites\/en-us\/media\/pdf\/geographic-information-systems-for-coronavirus-planning-response-white-paper.pdf\">white paper on Geographic Information Systems for Coronavirus Planning and Response<\/a>. See the COVID-19 GIS Hub for location intelligence resources. 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