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ArticleJMIR research protocols2017

Data Preparation for West Nile Virus Agent-Based Modelling: Protocol for Processing Bird Population Estimates and Incorporating ArcMap in AnyLogic.

Hamid Reza Nasrinpour, Alexander A Reimer, Marcia R Friesen, Robert D McLeod

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Hamid Reza NasrinpourUniversity of Manitoba, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-2250
Alexander A ReimerUniversity of Manitoba, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6720-329X
Marcia R FriesenUniversity of Manitoba, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8498-2125
Robert D McLeodUniversity of Manitoba, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3671-5097

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWest Nile Virus (WNV) was first isolated in 1937. Since the 1950s, many outbreaks have occurred in various countries. The first appearance of infected birds in Manitoba, Canada was in 2002.

objectiveThis paper describes the data preparation phase of setting up a geographic information system (GIS) simulation environment for WNV Agent-Based Modelling in Manitoba.

methodsThe main technology used in this protocol is based on AnyLogic and ArcGIS software. A diverse variety of topics and techniques regarding the data collection phase are presented, as modelling WNV has many disparate attributes, including landscape and weather impacts on mosquito population dynamics and birds' roosting locations, population count, and movement patterns.

resultsDifferent maps were combined to create a grid land cover map of Manitoba, Canada in a shapefile format compatible with AnyLogic, in order to modulate mosquito parameters. A significant amount of data regarding 152 bird species, along with their population estimates and locations in Manitoba, were gathered and assembled. Municipality shapefile maps were converted to built-in AnyLogic GIS regions for better compatibility with census data and initial placement of human agents. Accessing shapefiles and their databases in AnyLogic are also discussed.

conclusionsAnyLogic simulation software in combination with Esri ArcGIS provides a powerful toolbox for developers and modellers to simulate almost any GIS-based environment or process. This research should be useful to others working on a variety of mosquito-borne diseases (eg, Zika, dengue, and chikungunya) by demonstrating the importance of data relating to Manitoba and/or introducing procedures to compile such data.

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AnyLogicArcMapbird home rangebird roostsland coverManitobashapefilesWest Nile Virus

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