Establishment of Oncomelania hupensis snail database based on smartphone and Google Earth

VernacularTitle:基于智能手机Google Earth构建钉螺资料数据库
Author: Weichun WANG ; Ti ZHAN ; Yingfu ZHU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Oncomelania hupensis snail; Smartphone; Google Earth; Digitization; Visualization
From: Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2015;(1):79-81
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To establish an Oncomelania hupensis snail database based on smartphone and Google Earth. Meth?ods The HEAD GPS software was loaded in the smartphone first. The GPS data of the snails were collected by the smartphone. The original data were exported to the computer with the format of KML/KMZ. Then the data were converted into Excel file for?mat by using some software. Finally the results based on laboratory were filled and the digital snail data were established. The data were converted into KML and then were showed by Google Earth visually. Results The snail data of a 5 hm2?beach along the Yangtze River were collected and the distribution of the snails based on Google Earth was obtained. The database of the snails was built. The query function was implemented about the number of the total snails the living snails and the schistosome infected snails of each survey frame. Conclusion The digital management of the snail data is realized by using the smartphone and Google Earth.