Mission planner for the aerial release of mosquitoes
AssigneeSenecio Ltd.
InventorsHanan Lepek, Ralph Breslauer
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Abstract
A method and system for preparing a distribution program for insects comprises obtaining distribution data of a wild population of insects; obtaining distribution parameters including distribution resolution levels of at least one available distribution vehicle; generating a population density map at a resolution level consistent with the distribution resolution level of the vehicle; generating a release map by modifying the population density map in accordance with the distribution parameters; and generating a path using the release map, the path defining dosages of insects to be released at respective locations along the path.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- receiving information indicating a population of wild insects within a geographic region;
- determining a number of wild insects per unit area within the geographic region;
- placing, based on the number of wild insects per unit area, one or more insect release points;
- generating an insect release route through the geographic region, the insect release route passing through each insect release point;
- following said insect release route with a quantity of bred insects using at least one ground distribution vehicle, said at least one ground distribution vehicle having a respective release resolution and distribution parameters;
- modifying a release map according to said respective release resolution and said distribution parameters of said at least one ground distribution vehicle;
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- round respective ones of said release points releasing a predefined density of insects using said release map.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions to cause a processor to:
- receive information indicating a population of wild insects within a geographic region;
- determine a number of wild insects per unit area within the geographic region;
- place, based on the number of wild insects per unit area, one or more insect release points;
- generate an insect release route through the geographic region, the insect release route passing through each insect release point;
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- for each release point define a quantity of insects for release, said release using at least one ground distribution vehicle, the method comprising modifying a release map according to a release resolution and distribution parameters of said at least one ground distribution vehicle, said release map defining said quantity of insects.
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