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The GLOBE Observer �Mosquito Habitat Mapper for the
Global Experiment �
Dorian Janney�NASA/GSFC/ADNET�
TheMosquitoHabitatMapperTogettheapp,gototheAppStoreandsearchfor
“globeobserver”.
Opentheapp,andclickon“Login/CreateanAccount”
A3eryouhaveopenedtheapp,youwillseeascreenlikethis:
Youwillneedtoscrolldowntoseethe“NewGLOBECitizenScientists”section.Enter
youremail.Selectyourcountry.
Usethereferralcode-2468-aswe
wanttokeeptrackofalltheobservationsrelatedtothe
GlobalExperiment.
Youwillneedtoenteryouremailtoreceivethepassword.
Togetthepassword,youneedtogotoyouremail.Itusuallyonlytakesafewminutesforthepasswordtoarrive.
Youwillonlyneedtoenterthepasswordthefirsttimeyouusetheapp.
FortheGlobalExperiment,usethereferralcode2468sowecanseehowmanyobservationsarerelatedtothiseffort!
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• IdenGfypotenGalbreedingsites• SampleandCountlarvae
(thesecannothurtyounortransmitdisease!)
• IdenGfylarvae• Eliminatebreedingsites
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Step1:Iden+fyPoten+alMosquitoHabitats-findwatersources,naturalorarGficial,whichmaycontainmosquitolarvae.YouwillidenGfyandphotographthesehabitats.
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Anyplacewherethereisstandingwaterisaplacewheremosquitoesmightbreed.Thesecanbeplacesinoroutsideyourhome!
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Step2:SampleandCountYoucanuseacup,bulbsyringe,orothercontainertoobtainasampleandcountthenumberoflarvae.
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Step3:Iden+fyLarvaeTypeYouwillselectarepresentaGvelarvaforclose-upphotostoidenGfyitsgenus.ThiswillrequirespecializedequipmentsuchasamicroscopeoramacrolensaWachment.
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Step4:EliminateWhenyouaredone,wewillaskyoutodumpthewater,orcoverthewatersourcewithalidornet,ifpossible,toeliminatethebreedinghabitat.
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Youreffortsareinvaluable!
FromtheNewYorkTimes,April20th,2017-
“ThebestdefenseagainstAedesmosquitoesturnsouttobenotbigmunicipalgesturesbutsmallindividualacGons:destroyingtheirhabitatbyemptyingthepoolsofwaterwheretheyreproduce…”
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WhyisNASAinterestedinmosquitoes?NASAstudiesmanyaspectsoftheEarthsystem,andweassistscienGstsaroundtheworld-CiGzenScienGststoo-inusingNASAdataintheirresearch.
WhattypesofdatadoyouthinkNASAmissionsareabletocollectthatwouldbeusefultopeoplestudyingmosquitoes?
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NASAdatathatisusedincludes:• PrecipitaGon• Soilmoisture• VegetaGontypes• Surfacetemperature
Seasonal Occurrence and Abundance of Zika Virus Mosquito
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Malaria Modeling and Transmission remote sensing data products which are input to
malaria model
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JointheGlobalExperiment!
• AccessasuiteofresourcestoassistsciencecentersandsciencemuseumsintrainingandrespondingtotheGlobalExperiment.
• LearnwhichmosquitobornediseaseshavebeenfoundinaninsGtuGon’scountryandregionusingWorldHealthOrganizaGon,U.S.CentersforDiseaseControl,andlocalhealthrecords.
• FindoutwhenandwhereoutbreaksofmosquitobornediseaseshaveoccurredinaninsGtuGon’sregion.
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• SeehowmanypotenGalmosquitobreedingsitessciencecenterandsciencemuseumvisitorscanidenGfyandeliminate;keepatallyandimagesofbreedinglocaGons(naturalandhumanmade)andhowthesewereeliminated.
• UseglobalprecipitaGonmeasurementdatatoseehowmuchprecipitaGonfellinthethreemonthsprecedingmosquitobornediseaseoutbreakstoseeifthereisacorrelaGonbetweenprecipitaGonamountandtheonsetofmosquitoborneillnessesinhumans.
• ExploredatatoseeisthereisacorrelaGonbetweensoilmoistureandtheonsetofmosquitoborneillnessesinhumans.
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• UsesurfacetemperaturedatatoseewhatthesurfacetemperaturecondiGonswerelikeinthethreemonthsprecedingthediseaseoutbreaks,andusethisdatatoseeifinsGtuGons’visitorscandetermineacorrelaGonbetweenthesurfacetemperatureandtheonsetofmosquitoborneillnessesinhumans.
• ConnectwithlocalscienGstsandhealthprofessionals,andengagethemintrainingsessionsandlocalprogramming.
• RemembertohaveparGcipantsusethereferralcode2468sowecankeeptrackofhowmanyparGcipantsaroundtheworldareusingthisappasaresultofyourefforts!