Tetiaroa Society Ecostation

22 Jun, 01 PM - 26 Jun, 01 PM

MozziSim -- The mosquito is the most dangerous animal in the world, carrying diseases that kill one million people a year. How does a mosquito see a tropical island such as Tetiaroa? How will mosquitoes respond to changes in their environment, whether due to climate change or human activities including attempts to reduce mosquito biting pressure on humans? To answer this, we need high resolution digital activity maps of the island showing features that matter to mosquitoes. These include biophysical features such as climate/weather, hydrological traits, and vegetation, as well as ecological features such as the distribution and abundance of feeding sources (vertebrate species) and microbial pathogens. This involves iterative feedback between increasingly sophisticated understanding of mosquito biology (genetics/microbiome, physiology, behavior) and enhancement of the 4D digital modeling of its environment prioritizing the features of most importance (e.g., higher resolution species distribution models for those species that mosquitoes feed on). Our work is part of the international project Moorea IDEA (Island Digital Ecosystem Avatar). As such it contributes to the project Social-Ecological Modelling of Innovative Genetic Control Approaches to Mosquito-borne Disease. In this context the modeling of the dynamics of mosquito vector populations and the diseases they transmit is a challenging undertaking requiring detailed environmental data. Our work aims at developing 3D digital surface, land-use and vegetation models using high resolution aerial images acquired by our UAVs to (semi-) automatically extract parameters that are relevant for the modeling and simulation of mosquito vectors of diseases.

Visit #45927 @Tetiaroa Society Ecostation

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Under Project # 31234 | Research

Tetiaroa Island Digital Ecosystem Avatar (IDEA)

faculty - Microsoft Corp.

Reservation Members(s)

Armin Gruen Jun 22 - 26, 2016 (5 days)
Li Zhe Jun 22 - 26, 2016 (5 days)
Matthias Troyer Jun 22 - 26, 2016 (5 days)
Tao Guo Jun 22 - 26, 2016 (5 days)
Group of 2 Other Jun 22 - 26, 2016 (5 days)

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Ecostation Rate 6 Jun 22 - 26, 2016