| [stem-dev] Notes from today's STEM community call |
STEM Community Call March 1, 2012 On call: Jamie, Stefan, Matt, Kun, Matthias, Chris, Alex, Judy 1. 1.3.1 PLAN New Target Platform using Eclipse 3.7.2 and EMF 2.7 is available for download TO DO: Matt will send email; Jamie will post *Possible polio example *Possible chicken pox example 3. BUGS OF THE WEEK Matthias: Is it possible to include dengue disease model in disease model library for STEM? Jamie: Doing so involves technical issues—currently a single “toy” model to run out of the box; ant script could do more, but dengue takes a long time to run, cannot run on a laptop; real model, involves public health data that’s not part of STEM Matthias: Already have a lot of sample models; is it possible to put disease models into a folder for users? Example: Work Alex is doing now; want to create a library of disease models, so could go to literature, search for disease models and integrate them with parameters into STEM library to use in case of an emergency; could put in disease models that have already been published TO DO in 1.3.1: Include preconfigured disease model examples with parameters; use ones in the sample scenarios; some require a population (e.g. mosquitoes); error message will tell users external data needed Challenges: Replay mechanism should be able to replay public health surveillance data (non-STEM generated); initializer needs to point to a class or name; need to add in parameters for polio, TB, and (especially) dengue TO DO: Matt will prepare list of models Chris: Maintain list, edit ant script Item will appear on agenda for next week’s call for further discussion
Stefan: Minor problem, working with this Matt: Reader is now committed; working on different projections (the 4-5 most common ones); currently STEM offers only one projection format 4b. Still waiting on Eclipse re: SHAPE FILE IMPORT/IPZILLA (update) TO DO: Matt will post comment in IPZILLA, noting that major components have been implemented but more from open map would be helpful, e.g., some GIS stuff; will wait to hear from Eclipse re the CQ Matthias: Happy with what we have now ABOUT MAPS Jamie: ESRI purchases map of Europe via Michael Bauer; Michael Bauer might allow usage of maps for a limited purpose (a simplified set of polygons, not shape files); GSK Marketing and Research would charge more; UN website has ambiguous license Matthias: Will find out whether the German agency that provides BfR with maps would contribute the maps of Germany to Eclipse 5. MATTHIAS' SUGGESTION ON WIKI DEMO Chris on Chicken pox: difficult to find link on wiki, not much there Jamie: Perhaps look at the effect of vaccination, as in France, where children do not need to be vaccinated to go to school Matthias: Perhaps Chris can look at this when and if he has free time; resources now are limited Kun: For polio demo, now have model with 9 compartments that would allow incorporate of complexities (e.g., OPV reversion) Jamie: Lit search showed no published models that capture reversion; have call tomorrow with expert in area ABOUT DISEASE MODELS Matthias: Still need a way to make it easier for users to create disease models without downloading STEM; if not a GUI, perhaps an interim solution Jamie: Perhaps a model with many compartments with a wizard for inputting equations and entering the label name? A simple template tool could do so on demand (without eliminating Java) TO DO: Matthias will identify two examples he really wants; will put the discussion on the Newsgroup; Jamie will develop proposal(s) TO DO: Matthias will send Stefan more information, in addition to that he has already sent 7. ITEMS FROM PARTICIPANTS Chris: Added information on pipe transport; will continue on stem-dev Jamie: Flag on migration or refactor edge to = label? TO DO: Carry item over for discussion on next week’s call |