The use of GIS in the Predictive Ecological Niche Modeling of Vector Species of the American Trypanosomiasis Disease (Chagas), in Ecuador

This current research performed a predictive ecological modeling niche with a statistical evaluation and their corresponding efficiency percentage about three vectors species of the American trypanosomiasis (Triatoma dimidiata, Triatoma infestans y Rhodnius ecuadorensis) in Ecuador, based on GIS technologies. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the algorithms used in different software and to develop predictive models of species ecological niche. The obtained results, have been a more efficient prediction being closer to reality, allowing to become a strategic tool in the planning of potential future projects. The chosen methodology for the models has been unlike prior used traditional methods, as it has been based on strategic information that covers records of vectors and infected persons, including the biophysical and biological variables as well as several chosen ecological criteria leading to a better understanding of the discrimination of the models.