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Connecting Data, Researchers, and Stakeholders: Novel Ways NASA is Monitoring Vector Habitats Symposium

Connecting Data, Researchers, and Stakeholders: Novel Ways NASA is Monitoring Vector Habitats Symposium

Connecting Data, Researchers, and Stakeholders: Novel Ways NASA is Monitoring Vector Habitats Symposium

151 - NASA GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper: Connecting Communities with Mosquito Surveillance, Land Cover, and Remote Sensing

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
Location: B116
Abstract: Citizen science is underutilized as a community tool that engages the public in critical surveillance and mitigation that augments traditional mosquito management methods. Community engagement provides early detection of invasive mosquito species and emerging health threats, while also empowering individuals to actively engage in efforts to reduce mosquito populations and prevent disease transmission.

NASA’s GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper is no-cost mobile app-based data collection platform where community members can document mosquito breeding sites using their smartphones. The Mosquito Habitat Mapper prompts participants to eliminate breeding habitats, building vector awareness, and promoting community health. Organizations can set up teams so that local data can be easily accessed and used in decision making.

While contributing to the health of their local communities, Mosquito Habitat Mapper citizen scientists are also reporting environmental data associated with mosquitoes, contributing to a large, open database that contributes to our understanding of mosquito ecology and how the interaction of environmental conditions create conditions that manifest in outbreaks of vector borne disease. We present recent research outcomes associated with the Mosquito Mapper tool, including first detection of dangerous invasives, the application of citizen scientist data to validate species distribution models, the development of algorithms for automated classification of species at scale, and the creation of an integrated dashboard reporting citizen science data from several sources internationally.