The goal of the ModelHub is to have a standard repository of COVID-19 forecasting/projection models for South Africa. This forms an extension of the open covid19za project. This ModelHub aims to collect, standardise, visualise COVID-19 forecast models as well as the data they create. The ModelHub is inspired and derived from the UMass-Amherst Influenza Forecasting Center of Excellence based at the Reich Lab COVID-19 Forecast Hub.
It is important to be able to compare and contrast the forecasting models. Further, an ensemble can be much better than any individual model.
- All models [hopefully in notebooks] should be stored in the modelhub/notebooks/ folder.
- We have made available a template on starting your own model submission -> model_template.ipynb
- We will automate the running of the model. All models will be run every night.
Each model should be able to predict up to X days ahead.
Each model can be licensed under the license that the creator or author wishes. By default [without a license] all code on this repository is under a permissive open source license, namely the MIT license. Make sure to make clear your license in your license files if you are using a different license.
Data created by each model will be under a Creative Commons 4.0 Share Alike Attribution License.
Once you think you have done most of the work to get your model ready, but are not sure on how to submit, create an issue in the repo, tag as an enhancement. Open Issue
The model hub is currectly adopted by Tshepiso Mokoena and Vukosi Marivate. More volunteers welcome so that we can expand its usefulness.