Avia-GISInnovation for decision making

“from spatial data to decision support”

Mission statement

Develop innovative spatial decision support systems to bridge the gap between research and decision making:

• Integrating space technology applications

• Optimizing health information systems

• Planning precision pest management

We aim at producing economically sustainable systems which:

• Generate high quality data

• Save time and reduce costs

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VECMAPA one-stop-shop for vector mapping

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Emerging Vector-borne Diseases

The problem

Need for precise information on distribution, abundance and spread of disease vectors

BUT: Field surveys are labour intensive and expensive

Cost can be reduced by combining strategic sampling and spatial models using remote sensing data

BUT: Requires expertise and access to state of the art tools

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Proposed solution

VECMAP a seamless system:

• That integrates the entire process of producing risk maps from sampling to spatial modeling into a single package

• That can be used by a wide range of practitioners

• That includes supporting services

o Generic and on-demand training

o Secured data management

o Extended RS products

• That ensures replicability and continuity

The system

Development

Feasibility study (15 m, 7 users, 5 countries)

• User needs – system requirements – system architecture

• Business plan

Demonstration project – area-wide (26 m, 12 users, 9 countries)

• Software & service development/ validation

• Demonstration pilots

Ongoing

• VECMAP local scale demo (Demo)

• LymeMap feasibility

• High resolution landscape models

Operational scenariosSERVICE MODES Licensed

(demo)

On-Demand(demo)

Full-Service(operational)USER Groups

Research +++ + -

Public Health + +++ ++

Industry NA ++ +++

• Spread tiger mosquito in Europe

• Mosquito distribution and abundance in the Benelux

• Mosquito diversity in Belgium

• Midge distribution and abundance in Spain

• Potential spread of a series of invasive species in Benelux and Europe

• Distribution and abundance of potential RVF vectors in Southern Europe

• Gap-analysis of vector distribution maps in Europe

• Control of invasive mosquito in Natoye, Belgium

• Vector risk maps for pharma-industry

• EPIGENESIS, Vmerge

Successes

Upscaling

• VECMAP™ area-wide business plan with focus on risk mapping for the industry

• VECMAP™ Lite area-wide available for junior researchers

• VECMAP™ local scale fine scale public health risk management at house-hold level

• SensRiZK™ (patent pending)

fine scale precision pest management for the tourist industry

Questions?www.avia-gis.com

VETGEOTOOLS

The problem

Globalization and climate change has increased the risk for emergence of animal diseases and zoonoses worldwide.

Outbreaks of emerging animal diseases, particularly those harmful to humans (zoonoses), can cause considerable economic and social upheaval.

Because of their possible devastating consequences, emerging disease outbreaks require prompt risk management decisions.

Controlling emerging animal disease epidemics is very resource intensive and requires operational contingency plans, human resource development, facilitated information management, and controlled risk communication.

The solution

VETGEOTOOLS™ is a space-time information system that integrates all available data sources in one decision information environment. The system provides a framework for collecting new disease outbreak and back-tracing data, and conducting complex database queries that provide the necessary information for contingency planning and decision making.

VETGEOTOOLS™ combines a relational database with a GIS server to allow an easily updatable space-time representation of the accumulated information, which can be analyzed and disseminated through web-services.

The System

VGTropics

The problem

In Emerging economies livestock is an important resource that contributes to food security, the quality of life and the development of the economy including international trade.

Emerging economies therefore require good quality data on animal health and production.

Whilst many efforts have been committed to collect data on animal health, there is a need for state of the art tools to plan and implement cost efficient:

• Livestock distribution surveys and model/ analyze livestock distribution patterns.

• Animal health surveys for early disease detection and to model/ analyze disease patterns and spread.

The solution

VGTropics is a support system to enhance existing national epidemiological surveillance systems by improving communication and providing spatio-temporal tools for decision-making. VGTropics provides the: • Infrastructure to strengthen veterinary information collection networks using GPS, GSM

and SatCom,• Tools to plan livestock surveys and model livestock distributions using Satellite Imagery,

and• Tools to conduct epidemiological surveys, spatial analyses and risk mapping.In addition VGTropics enables:• Monitoring of network performance indicators, and • Automated feed back and reporting.

The system

Avia-GIS bvba

• Prime

• Spatial sampling strategy

• Spatial information systems

• System integration

• Secure database management

• Landscape model service

• Ad hoc full service development and support

• Training

• Going to the market and upscaling

ERGO Ltd

• Low resolution EO time series

o Fourier automated processing

o Integration products alternative platforms

• Other explanatory spatial data layers

• Distribution modelling

o Software development

o Model development

o Technical support

• Ad hoc full service development and support

• Training

MEDES

• Satellite navigation

• Satellite communication

•Mobile applications

o Software development

o Imogène platform

oDatabase development

• Technical support

Mosquito-borne diseases

Culex pipiense.g. West Nile Fever

Tick-borne diseases

Ixodes ricinuse.g. Tick-borne encephalitis

Rodent-borne diseases

Myodes glareoluse.g. Hanta virus

Midge-borne diseases

Culicoides sp.e.g. Bluetongue

Sandfly-borne diseases

Phlebotomus sp.Toscana, Sicilian and Naples virus

Increased traffic of persons

Map of airtraffic routesRisk to introduce pathogens from ‘exotic’ places

Increased traffic of goods

Map of maritime routesRisk to introduce new vectors of disease (containers)

Tiger mosquito

Capable of locally transmitting imported exotic pathogense.g. dengue, chikungunya

Tiger mosquito current presence

Observed distributionVBORNET Apr 2013

Tiger mosquito potential spread

Current suitability map and future changes

GIS platform

Sampling strategy

Category Sample

Urban 32

Agriculture Cattle 32

Sheep 32

Pigs 32

Poultry 32

Recreational 32

TOTAL 192

Field sampling

Identification

Progress monitoring

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Albania NIPH M M M

Belgium RBIN Oth Oth

Belgium (Benin) UCL T T

Switzerland UZH M M M M

Denmark DTU M M M M

Spain UIB M M M M

Italy CAA (2) M M M M

Netherlands CMV MT MT MT MT

Netherlands RIVM T T T T

Portugal INSA M M M

United Kingdom CEH M M M M M

United Kingdom HPA M M M M

Various EU EDENext RT RT RT RT

Distribution models

Landscape modelsGalba truncatula

AlbaniaSpread Aedes albopictus

National Institute of Public HealthTirana, Albania

BelgiumModeling historical inventory data

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesBrussels, Belgium

BeninSpread of Rhipicephalus microplus

Université Catholique de LouvainLouvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

DenmarkMosquito distribution/ livestock

Technical University of DenmarkCopenhagen, Denmark

SpainUrban distribution of Ae. albopictus

University of the Balearic IslandsPalma de Mallorca, Spain

ItalyNuisance Culex pipiens

Centro Agricultura Ambiente “G. Nicoli”Crevalcore, Italy

EnglandMosquito distribution

Health Protection EnglandSalisbury, UK

UAVLandscape models

Service modes

On-Premises mode

• User has all necessary know-how to operate system independently: VECMAP license + maintenance contract

On-Demand mode

• User hasn’t all necessary know-how to operate system: VECMAP tailored service to alleviate knowledge gaps

Full-Service mode

• User only requires access to final output: VECMAP specific contract to produce necessary outputs

User groups

Research groups

• Use VECMAP to generate research outputs with high quality data

Public Health professionals

• Use VECMAP outputs for improved decision making

Industry

• Use VECMAP outputs to improve modus operandus (e.g. pest control) and generate income

Maintenance contract

• Advanced web-based training

• Secured data management

• Smart data to improve models

• Annual EO-product packages

• On-line help tickets

• VECMAP network

• System upgrades

Spread Ae. Albopictus Europe

DistributionMosquitoes Benelux

Aedes vexansCulex pipiensCoquillettidia richiardii

Mosquito diversityBelgium

DistributionCulicoides Spain

Invasive speciesEurope

Rhipicephalus sanguineusAedes japonicusCarpobrotus edulisProcambarus clarkii

Vectors RVFEurope

GAP analysisPhlebotomines EU

NatoyeAe. japonicus