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Providing open access data online to advance malaria research and control
Catherine L Moyes1, William H Temperley, Andrew J Henry
1Department of Zoology, Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Tinbergen Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX 1 3PS, UK. catherine.moyes@zoo.ox.ac.uk
Malaria Journal
|May 18, 2013
Summary
Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) data, including over 40,000 survey records and modeled outputs, are now freely available online. This release supports malaria research, public health policy, and the development of new interventions.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Epidemiology
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Background:
- Advancing malaria research necessitates open access to study outputs and data.
- Freely available data enable new studies to build upon existing work and inform public health policies.
- The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) has compiled over 50,000 geopositioned parasite prevalence and vector occurrence records.
Purpose of the Study:
- To release data gathered, used, and generated by the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP).
- To make malaria-related datasets accessible for research, policy development, and public health initiatives.
Main Methods:
- Obtained permission from 236 groups to release unpublished prevalence surveys online.
- Developed an online explorer tool for visualizing and downloading vector and parasite survey data.
- Convened a consultation group for advice on releasing MAP's modeled data, developing new software for map image generation.
Main Results:
- Over 40,000 survey records are now visualized on dynamic maps and available for free download from the MAP website.
- MAP's modeled data outputs are accessible online in various formats, including image files and GIS surface data.
- The volume of downloadable data will increase as new data are added and permissions are obtained.
Conclusions:
- The open release of MAP data facilitates malaria research, advocacy, and education.
- Accessible data can parameterize or validate other mathematical models for malaria control.
- Continued data acquisition and release will enhance the resource's value for global health efforts.
