23 - Don’t Look Up, Look Down! A Free Mosquito Surveillance Mobile App and Fun Educational Resources to Support your Local Community Outreach

Abstract: Excite participants in your mosquito education outreach by introducing them to the NASA GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper. Learn how easy it is to create a local team of community members who contribute to surveillance and mitigation around their homes and in public places in your community. We’ll show you how to access and share the data collected using the Mosquito Habitat Mapper app and introduce you to colorful and fun outreach materials you can download and use in your educational programs. GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper data are open and accessible and are supported by an easy-to-use web-based visualization tool. If you do any school-based mosquito health and science outreach, teachers might be interested in GLOBE’s annual International Virtual Science Symposium opportunity for their students. Classroom teams can conduct research using their mosquito data, earn badges, and get feedback from a NASA partner scientist. And there is more! Join our effort to raise public awareness about the critical importance of community efforts to mitigate mosquito breeding sites- there are lots of ways you can get involved! Contact us and check out https://observer.globe.gov/do-globe-observer/mosquito-habitats and our resource page, https://observer.globe.gov/toolkit/mosquito-habitat-mapper-toolkit/activities.