Mosquito-borne
Disease Control
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osquitoes transmit diseases easily, and some are fatal. In view of this, Lingnan’s Science Unit (SU) has developed a Geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) system, which combines GeoAI technology, an internet of things platform, and geographic information to generate a Mosquito Risk Index and a Mosquito Risk Map for the general public with real-time information about mosquito infestations on a regional basis, and assist Hong Kong in predicting mosquito infestations and controlling mosquito-borne diseases with the use of big data analysis. The GeoAI Cloud Analytics Platform analyses the mosquito population and meteorological data provided by Lingnan’s Intelligent Mosquito Killer Lamps system, which has been installed in 16 districts in Hong Kong, coupled with environmental data such as the location of vegetation and water sources in the area and mosquito trap indices from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the HKSAR Government.
Mosquito Risk Platform is open to the public for real-time predicted mosquito situations in various districts, so as to avoid going to areas with serious mosquito problems.
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