A validated agent-based model to study the spatial and temporal heterogeneities of malaria incidence in the rainforest environment

Table 1 Environmental module parameters

Parameter name	Value	Notes and references
Simulation time step	1 h
Study area extension	2370 × 2520 m
Centroid of the study area bounding box	3°41′54.17″S, 73°16′43.24″W
Geographical grid cover pixel size	10 m	Based on spatial imagery resolution
Mosquito grid cover pixel size	30 m	[32–35]
Geographical grid extension	237 × 252 pixels
Mosquito grid extension	79 × 84 pixels	Periodic boundary condition applied
Number of mosquito agents generated per oviposition	6.6 mosquitoes agents/oviposition	[37]
Maximum number of mosquito agents generated per unit of breeding area every 12 simulation hours	0.16 mosquitoes agents/m²/12 h	Calibration parameter
Reduction factor of the number of mosquitoes generated per unit of breeding area per unit of time in permanent water covers	1.5	Calibration parameter