2013 education track, mapping west nile virus outbreak intensities across fort collins, colorado:...
DESCRIPTION
West Nile Virus, WNV, is a vector-borne disease that has become an increasingly prevalent issue in Colorado and across the United States. Chet Moore, microbiology professor at Colorado State University, has tested weekly samples of mosquitoes from 43 trap sites across Fort Collins, Colorado from 2009 through 2012. Attributes including mosquito count, species type, and WNV prevalence were recorded. The Colorado State University Geospatial Centroid has created spatial representations of Chet’s compiled data using ArcMap. The created maps explore spatial topics of species distribution and WNV outbreak intensity. Pertinent land cover layers were overlaid onto these maps to reveal spatial correlations between mosquito harborage, distribution and WNV outbreak. Issues of sample size error and other spatial statistics will be addressed along with current plans to overcome these barriers. Together with the CSU Institute of Learning and Teaching and Erica Suchman, another CSU microbiology professor, the Geospatial Centroid used this project to show undergraduate students the power of geospatial technologies in the field of microbiology. The presentation showed extreme success as the students began to ask open ended questions using critical thinking skills and spatial understanding.TRANSCRIPT
Mapping West Nile Virus Outbreak Intensities across Fort Collins, Colorado: Opening the Eyes of Collegiate
Microbiology Students
Emma Giles
Chester Moore
Erica Suchman
1. Where would you be today without the knowledge of spatial technology?
2. What would the world look like today without GIS?
3. When and where did you first learn about spatial thinking and spatial technology?
UNIVERSALITY• Agricultural Economics• Air Quality Control• Epidemiology• History• Marketing• Sociology• Atmospheric Sciences• Disaster Relief• Land Use Planning• Engineering
COMMON LANGUAGE
• Family• Children• Community Members• Students
DISCOVERY
"The maps are really like a filter. They filter information for you to make better decisions on where you are going and what to do.”-will.i.am
• “TILT fosters connections among learners and teachers throughout the University, across program and disciplinary boundaries, and in the broader community.”
• TILT “pursue[s] a mission of enhancing learning, teaching, and student success.”
Course redesign with a spatial perspective
http://tilt.colostate.edu/
http://gis.colostate.edu
Learning Ecologies
Spatial ThinkingGeospatial Tools
Example Courses
Horticulture(Hort 100)
Engineering(Eng101)
Sustainable Watersheds(WR304)
Erica SuchmanCSU Professor Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Chester MooreCSU ProfessorMicrobiology, Immunology and Pathology
“What are we looking at?”
“I had no idea that we had mosquito trap sites on campus?”
Culex tarsalis Culex pipiens
Do we see any trends?
Which species of mosquito is more“dangerous”?
“Can we zoom to my apartment?”
Mosquitoes need water to reproduce.How are Culex pipiens continuing to livein an area with minimal water bodies?
“I understand that the mosquitoes live in different areas of Fort Collins but
where are the highest areas of actual WNV outbreak?”
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1. Importance of Sample Size
2. Power of GIS
Future?
UNIVERSALITYLANGUAGEDISCOVERY
EDUCATIONEmma [email protected]
Geospatial Centroidhttp://gis.colostate.edu/