Palantir Government

This video shows how public health analysts could use Palantir to perform traceback analysis on an outbreak of an illness or infection. With the 2009-2010 flu season just beginning, it’s good time to take a look at how Palantir can be used by government health agencies in the fight to protect public health.

The data for his demonstration, which we’ve altered to provide anonymity, comes from an E. Coli outbreak last summer. Palantir’s geo-temporal analytic capabilities are used to quickly narrow down the source of the outbreak, which is essential to preventing the further spread of contaminated products.