Capture results of mosquitoes from various locations in Edmonton. These collections are from standard New Jersey light traps that are commonly used to record changes in abundance of mosquitoes before and after control campaigns and to compare seasonal and annual fluctuations in population. Since not all mosquito species are attracted equally to light traps, the City uses a variety of other trapping and survey methods (with their own limitations) to monitor mosquitoes. Not all trap collection sites are factored into the historical averages. Some data can be incomplete due to trap failure. Some trap locations change over time. Trap collections reflect, not absolute population levels, but mosquito activity, which is influenced by changing environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, etc.). The weekly averages do not include any male mosquitoes or any females of species that do not typically bite people. Each data set reflects the mosquito activity of the week previous to the collection date. To complement this dataset, there is the Rainfall Gauge data which measures rainfall data in the Greater Edmonton area: https://data.edmonton.ca/Environmental-Services/Rainfall-Gauge-Results/7fus-qa4r
This dataset has the following 12 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trap Date | trap_date | calendar_date | Date when the mosquito traps are collected. An empty mosquito traps are replaced for the next collection at the same time. | 1997-06-10T00:00:00.000 1997-06-17T00:00:00.000 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000 2017-07-04T00:00:00.000 2017-07-11T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Genus | genus | text | Low-level taxonomic ranking for biological classification | Aedes Culiseta Male Anopheles Culex view top 100 |
| Specific Epithet | specific_epithet | text | Lowest taxonomic rank and having common characteristics and (usually) capable of mating with one another. | UnID inornata vexans earlei Black legs view top 100 |
| Gender | gender | text | Female or male | Female Male #N/A view top 100 |
| IDd | idd | text | Specimens too damaged for precise identification or not significant in the mosquito program are marked with a value of UnID. | UnID #N/A view top 100 |
| Count | count | number | The number of mosquitoes trapped at this Trap Region on this Trap Date. | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
| Trap Region | trap_region | text | The description of where the mosquito trap was placed. | Rural-North West Rural-North East Rural-South East River Valley-West Rural-South West view top 100 |
| Include | include | text | Blank or no. | No Data view top 100 |
| Comparison Group | comparison_group | text | Trap areas used to evaluate mosquito program efficacy. | Peripheral Core Outer Other Removed view top 100 |
| Latitude | latitude | number | The geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of the mosquito trap. | 53.3958308 53.6576928 53.5040684 53.581417 53.617221 view top 100 |
| Longitude | longitude | number | The geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of the mosquito trap. | -113.3935404 -113.3321178 -113.5701263 -113.3745611 -113.716182 view top 100 |
| Location | geocoded_column | point | The combination of latitude/longitude for mapping purposes. | {"coordinates":[-113.3935404,53.3958308],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-113.3321178,53.6576928],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-113.5701263,53.5040684],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-113.3745611,53.581417],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-113.716182,53.617221],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |