Graphs and images

[tomschenkjr]

When writing the one-pager, we will need to create some graphs and use images as part of the content. The graphs should be able to:

• Describe the city's mosquito traps and their location
• The volume of mosquitos tested and those which are positive
• Summarize the performance of the predictive model (i.e., estimates consecutive positive tests 78% of the time).

[tomschenkjr]

I like this image as a potential banner image if it has a slight blur. The green color is #c4d954 and its color compliment is #d954c5, which fits DoIT's color scheme.

[geneorama]

It's a great picture, but it's a dragonfly, right?

[tomschenkjr]

Hrm, you’re right. Ok, need another option.

[geneorama]

The best options I've found are from the Illinois Department of Public Health
http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv_photos/wnv_photos.htm

They also have good pictures of traps

Although I also contacted the John W. Hock Company in Florida yesterday and received permission to use their photos in the presentation:
http://johnwhock.com/products/mosquito-sandfly-traps/cdc-gravid-trap/

[RaedMan]

The CDC has a Public Health Image Library with a lot of mosquito photos too, if interested: https://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp

[geneorama]

@RaedMan nice, there's a VERY detailed mosquito picture there with similar colors to the first picture @tomschenkjr shared. This is a screen grab of it, it's a 16MB TIF file.

[tomschenkjr]

cc'ing @ThorSean

[tomschenkjr]

Also, in a conversation with @levyj, he mentioned that images of people in a lab may also convey some useful information.

[geneorama]

@tomschenkjr how about this for the lab?

@RaedMan sent me that a while back. I've never gotten into the lab!

[geneorama]

There's a trove of photos on the philly site, such as this inflamed equine brain tissue (inflamed from WNV)

[geneorama]

@tomschenkjr

What do you think about this graph? This is the top ten states for total reported WNV cases, Illinois is the thick line.

I like that it shows how random the infections can be. Although infection rates are rarely above 1/100,000 sometimes there can be a spikes. For example, Colorado and Nebraska have gotten hammered in the past, so there's nothing to suggest that it can't happen in Illinois.

[tomschenkjr]

I think there are too many states being displayed. Agreed that Illinois, Colorado and Nebraska are interesting illustrations. I’d recommend paring it down—if you have access to the raw data—to just those three states. Otherwise, it’s showing too much noise in the background of the main thesis of the graph.

[geneorama]

Top 5?

[tomschenkjr]

That can work. The narrative is clearer in this context.