Just published: #COVID19 has shone a spotlight on the importance of timely indicators to make good decisions. Here, we use @GoogleTrends to generate rapid estimates of visitor numbers to @DCMS-sponsored museums such as the @NationalGallery rdcu.be/b4FKH 1/4

In this @epj_ds paper, our @exetercompsci colleague @Fede_Botta and our own @t_preis and @suzymoat show that data on @Google searches for museums can be used to generate early estimates of visitor numbers before official figures are published by @DCMS. 2/4