[Leish-l] sand fly mapping service

[Foley, Desmond]

Dear Colleagues,
We would like to inform the Leishmaniasis community of SandflyMap (www.sandflymap.org<http://www.sandflymap.org>) (a new map service within VectorMap (www.vectormap.org<http://www.vectormap.org>)) that allows free public online access to global sand fly collection records, disease, and habitat suitability models. SandflyMap is designed for medical entomologists, vector disease control workers, public health officials, and health planners. Data sources are fully acknowledged and are checked for geographic and taxonomic errors. Data sources are comprised of vouchered specimen information, and both published and unpublished observation data. SandflyMap uses Microsoft Silverlight and ESRI's ArcGIS Server 10 software platform to present disease vector data and relevant remote sensing layers in an online GIS format. Users can view the locations of past vector collections and the results of models that predict the geographic extent of individual species. Collection records are searchable and downloadable, and Excel collection forms with drop down lists, and Excel charts to country, are available for data contributors to map and quality control their data. SandflyMap makes accessible, and adds value to the results of past sand fly collecting efforts. We invite Leish-l subscribers to help grow SandflyMap by contributing their data and models, and to use it to explore the connection between geography and vector borne disease transmission.
Feel free to contact me with questions, data, or suggestions!
Thanks

Desmond Foley, PhD
Research Entomologist
Clinical Research Management, Inc.
Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit
MSC MRC534
Smithsonian Institution
4210 Silver Hill Rd
Suitland MD 20746 USA
Ph 301-238-1069
Fax 301-238-3168
Email foleydes at si.edu

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