Open data for COVID-19 policy analysis and mapping
Authors: Katz Rebecca , Toole Kate , Robertson Hailey , Case Alaina , Kerr Justin , Robinson-Marshall Siobhan , Schermerhorn Jordan , Orsborn Sarah , Van Maele Michael , Zimmerman Ryan , Stevens Tess ,   COVID AMP Coding Team, Abdellatif Yasser Omar , Adekunle Omolara , Alfred Saba , Alvarez Madison , Aminpour Ariyand , Ayres Jennifer , Bolandhemat Alice , Boyce Matthew , Britto Anjali , Bryar Josephine , Byrne Sophia , Cano Andrea , Cantrell Ethan , Cao Tianhui , Chen Yujie , Cockett-Nagamine Kahiau , Coppinger Kayleigh , Dammer Katie , Damski Julia , Danso Nathalie , Dawer Aleena , Dever Rose , Dhanuka Maydha , Dhingra Roma , Dias Maria Victoria , Diehl Thomas , Dolendo Katrina , Dorschel Franklin , Echeverria George , Falk Jordan , Fan Ethan , Ghosh Sayantika , Giombetti Liam , Goonan Kelly , Gupta Aarushi , Gupta Akshay , Gutierrez Paula , Han Buchen , Hatzilambrou Olympia , Houser Ryan , Jain Manya , Johnson Rachael , Kabir Raynooka , Kielty Jaden , Kim Grace Hyemin , Laibinis Hannah , Langer Ronit , Lee Angel , Lee Ga Ram , Li Samuel , Lin Jessica , Malone Catrina , Maraston-Oliveira Lucca , McGuire Megan , McQuillen Meghan , Meadows Kathryn , Means Brenna , Mei Jayce , Meissner Darius , Moore Mackenzie , Moosavi Shoa , Mudigonda Anusha , Nauman Misbah , Neely Margaret , Palys Max , Parikh Meera , Park Iktae , Pauwelyn Luka , Pelles Emily , Perkins Rachel , Ponyatyshyn Ilona , Puri Sneha , Reddy Pooja , Reichert Allie , Remmel Ryan , Ren Emily , Rudolph-Math Timothy , Rustemi Neilah , Ryan Helen , Salas Beatrice , Sammeta Divya , Sander Grace , Schaffer Isabel , Schlageter Samantha , Senear Maclyn , Shah Kavya , Shambaugh Emily , Sherman Emily , Smith Kennedy , Strunjas Anna , Talty Alison , Tan May , Thomas Joe , Thomas Krysten , Thompson Tyler , Thrift Briana , Trotzky Zachary , Van Grinsven Allison , Alvarado Ileana Velez , Venne Danielle , Villanueva Sara , Walsh Patrick , Wang Jingxuan , Wang Yihao , Weber Sarah , Weets Ciara , Wolf Courtney , Woodrow Emily , Worthington Theresa , Wu Velen , Yang Wenhui , Yimer Betelhem , Zamanian Kayla , Zhang Wei , Zhu Wenyu , Phelan Alexandra , Carlson Colin , Graeden Ellie 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAs the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in the spring of 2020, governments around the world began to implement policies to mitigate and manage the outbreak. Significant research efforts were deployed to track and analyse these policies in real-time to better inform the response. While much of the policy analysis focused narrowly on social distancing measures designed to slow the spread of disease, here, we present a dataset focused on capturing the breadth of policy types implemented by jurisdictions globally across the whole-of-government. COVID Analysis and Mapping of Policies (COVID AMP) includes nearly 50,000 policy measures from 150 countries, 124 intermediate areas, and 235 local areas between January 2020 and June 2022. With up to 40 structured and unstructured characteristics encoded per policy, as well as the original source and policy text, this dataset provides a uniquely broad capture of the governance strategies for pandemic response, serving as a critical data source for future work in legal epidemiology and political science.