The European Space Agency (ESA) has given financial backing to a Scottish project to test a new app mapping tick hotspots.
Blood-sucking ticks have been linked to a rise in Lyme disease in humans in the past 10 years, according to NHS Highland.
Untreated tick bites can result in neurological problems and joint pain months or years later.
ESA has awarded the mapping effort a grant of almost £180,000.
BBC: European Space Agency backs work mapping Scottish tick hotspots
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