Citizen participation

Citizen participation complements scientific and management work

Participatory alert system

With the app Mosquito Alert anyone can send observations of tiger mosquito, yellow fever mosquito or breeding places in urban space. This information is key to generating a participatory alert system to improve the management of this species and minimize the risk of disease transmission.

Science and management

These photos will be part of a common database that will be used for the investigation, monitoring and control of the tiger mosquito and the yellow fever mosquito. For example, we are investigating how citizen data can help to improve predictions about the presence and expansion of these two mosquitoes in Spain.

Qualified citizen data

Nowadays this system of obtaining information receives the name of massive data or Big Data. On the one hand, this complements the work of many scientists and entomologists who study the distribution and dynamics of expansion of these invasive species, and make it possible to have valuable information for decision making. In fact, a recent study showed that the scientific quality of citizen data is very similar to traditional scientific data.

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What is citizen science?

Citizen science allows citizens to participate in the scientific process on a voluntary basis. The development of new technologies has facilitated such connections between scientists and the general public, allowing the conjoined development of policies and their application, addressing many challenges faced by society.

In Mosquito Alert we invite citizen to take part in research processes considering the social, political and educational impact in order to fight against mosquito-borne diseases.

Network

We are members of the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA)
We collaborate with the Observatorio de Ciencia Ciudadana de España
We are members of the Oficina de Ciencia Ciudadana de Barcelona
Our citizen data of tiger mosquito is available in the GBIF platform

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Join the challenge “a neighborhood without tiger mosquito”

We propose to reduce the population of mosquito tiger and eliminate the maximum number of breeding sites in your neighborhood. In Mosquito Alert we have many tricks that will make it easier. Follow the steps: