The COVID Tracking Project
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
The COVID Tracking Project provides the most complete, historical and current data on COVID-19 in the United States, with downloadable datasets and an API.
Target Customer
Researchers, journalists, policymakers, public health officials, and government agencies seeking national and state-level COVID-19 metrics and trends.
Key Differentiator
Crowd-sourced, volunteer-driven data collection across all states with cross-referenced data (state datasets, federal sources) and specialized datasets (race and ethnicity, nursing homes, hospitalizations, vaccines) plus public charts and downloadable data.
Implementation Timeline
Users can access data immediately via downloads and the Data API; data updates were ongoing daily up to March 7, 2021 (after which the project noted it was no longer collecting new data).
Pain Points
- 1Inconsistent and incomplete data reporting across states and jurisdictions
- 2Need for a centralized, comprehensive view of US COVID-19 metrics (cases, tests, hospitalizations, deaths)
- 3Demand for open, downloadable data and an accessible API to support analysis and reporting
Key Features
- 1State-level and national COVID-19 metrics (cases, tests, outcomes, hospitalizations)
- 2Multiple datasets, including Race & Ethnicity, Nursing Homes / Long-Term Care, Hospital Facilities, and Vaccinations
- 3Publicly accessible data downloads (CSV) and an API
- 4Interactive charts and historical data coverage
- 5Documentation sections (Data Definitions, Data Sources, FAQs) and data logs
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1National and state COVID-19 data used by federal agencies (CDC, HHS, FDA) and government leaders
- 2Data cited in more than 1,000 academic papers and major medical journals (e.g., New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, JAMA)
- 3Data used by presidential administrations and a broad array of lawmakers and news outlets (e.g., The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN)
- 4Publicly available datasets used for public reporting and analysis by researchers and journalists
Competitive Advantages
- 1Very comprehensive, state-by-state and national COVID-19 data coverage
- 2Open access with downloadable datasets and API for integration
- 3Longitudinal, historical data across multiple metrics and datasets
- 4Widely recognized and cited by government, academia, and major media
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Federal and policy impact of COVID Tracking Project data
Data from The COVID Tracking Project was used by two presidential administrations and an array of federal agencies including the CDC, HHS, and FDA, and referenced in at least 11 letters from lawmakers querying pandemic responses.
Academic and media influence of The COVID Tracking Project data
The dataset was cited in more than 1,000 academic papers including NEJM, Nature, and JAMA, and widely referenced in major news outlets (New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, etc.), with multiple awards recognizing its data contributions.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A data project delivering the most up-to-date and historical COVID-19 data for the US, including cases, tests, hospitalizations, race/ethnicity, long-term care, and vaccination data, with downloadable datasets and an API.
Target Market
Researchers, policymakers, journalists, public health officials, and government agencies seeking reliable COVID-19 metrics and analyses.
Unique Value Proposition
Crowd-sourced, highly comprehensive US COVID-19 data with state and national views, multiple specialized datasets, and open access via downloads and an API, used by government, academia, and media.
Technical Requirements
Data available for download (CSV) and via Data API; charts and dashboards are provided for analysis; documentation includes Data Definitions, Data Sources, and FAQs.
Pricing Model
Not disclosed in the provided content; data appears publicly accessible via downloads and API.
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