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This study presents a comprehensive machine learning (ML) framework to estimate the probability of blacklegged tick population establishment as measured using active tick surveillance data. Environmental predictor variables were derived from Earth observation (EO) data at multiple spatial scales to assess their individual contributions in the prediction models. Among the tested ML algorithms, XGBoost emerged as the top-performing model, achieving high sensitivity (0.83) and specificity (0.71) in predicting population establishment. Performance was optimized when using predictor variables derived from a 1 km radius around surveillance sites. Top predictors included cumulative annual degree-days above 0\u00b0C and maximum temperature of warmest month, reflecting the importance of temperature in enabling tick survival and reproduction. 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