Fruit Fly Surveillance and Predictive Modelling using BioSIRT

The Fruit Fly Surveillance and Predictive Modelling using BioSIRT community space creates a nationally available instance of BioSIRT on ABIN to store fruit fly activity data (eg, site and fruit inspections, trapping) and provide nationwide access for uploading information and obtaining reports.

The nationally networked Fruit Fly Surveillance platform consists of a national repository of fruit fly records and related data, and the software tools and protocols to allow updating and reporting. In brief, the system provides authentication for users, allowing them to read and update surveillance data. It communicates with both the Fruit Fly Surveillance web interface and to computers in the jurisdictions or other data providers. By conforming to open-source data standards, the system is also able to interact with services provided by other agencies, such as CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.

A repository of spatial data and a set of analytical services will allow entomologists and other analysts to display surveillance information alongside other spatial information – such as predictions of habitat suitability, or likely changes in distribution due to climate change. In addition to the standardised analytical tools, the system will provide an access point for research organisations, so that authenticated users can obtain data for specialised analysis.

The outcome for biosecurity managers is integrated access to both surveillance and context data, making it possible, for example, to support claims of freedom in particular zones and underpin export certification. This facilitates trade, in particular by supporting Systems Approaches—in which standardised surveillance and inspection systems are used to verify the pest status of exported products.

To request access to the Fruit Fly Surveillance and Predictive Modelling using BioSIRT community space, or contact the Community Space Moderator.