The information should be valuable for state
officials in their modeling and planning, said
Brookins, noting that Burgum is a “very data-
driven man.” One reason the governor has not
issued a stay-at-home order is because he said
he hasn’t found statistics showing that it makes
a difference.
“Everybody wants to know, especially our
president, when we can go back to normal,
when we can release the stay-at-homes, things
like that,” Brookins said. “Well, knowing how
people are moving will inform that and we’ll
have much better projections.”