Project Progression

So to update the progress of the dynamic info graphic, I have managed to setup and adapt the java application so that it pulls in specified data from Portland Square so that it changes the alpha channels of the associated image linked to each sensor.

This will display the values of each sensor as they rise and fall depending on the opacity levels of the each image associated with it. The next stage is to adapt the project further by adding multiple sensors and to change the levels of how they might appear.

Once that is setup I need to adapt the java application to be deployed for web use.

Live Data Resource

So after deciding to move away from using live GPS data for technical reasons, I need to replace the input of data with another form of real time information in order to create a dynamic info graphic.

I decided to visualise the changes of data associated within a static environment, in this case a building...Portland Square based in the heart of Plymouth Universities campus. The building itself features a number of sensors that detect the changes in levels and values of resources and natural elements, from electrical usage to the levels of Co2, within specific rooms to the wind speed surrounding the building.

I intend to use a selection of these sensor outputs and incorporate them into a visual graphic that will determine the appearance of the visualisation and as a means of representing time based data flow in a more graphical form.

The information from the building is retrieved via XML and all available sensors are found at

http://arch-os.scce.plymouth.ac.uk/html_data.php?source=all_bms

The application will be built using Java and deployed as a web based application that will run in real time enabling the visual representation of a constantly changing building over time. First thing to do is to get the required data from the building and into Java to output a value.