Maps are powerful tools. They can illustrate the distribution of mosquito vector species known to transmit some of the world's most debilitating diseases and highlight where these species are no longer susceptible to the insecticides used as their primary method of control.
All evidence-based maps rely on field data collected in a myriad of different ways by multiple data collectors for a wide variety of purposes. In isolation, these data are able to answer the questions they were collected to address, but when combined, their value multiplies.
The Vector Atlas is an international project dedicated to synthesising complex vector data into intuitive mapped surfaces to support vector control decision making. At its core is the Vector Atlas Data Base (VADB), built over the past three years and continuing to expand. The VADB combines African vector occurrence, bionomics and insecticide resistance data alongside human behaviour, local environment and community information.
