5 Applications

Here we describe applications with conceptual process overviews and technical implementation details.

5.1 Interactive Infographics

5.1.1 Product Overview

Jenn Brown concieved of a vision for making complex information readily available to managers and the public through an interactive infographic, that is navigable via:

  1. Overview of Habitats

  2. Species by Habitat

  3. Time Series

This is a data-driven framework in support of National Marine Sanctuaries Condition Report and Management Plans.

Here are picture examples:

  1. Overview of Habitats

  2. Species by Habitat

  3. Time Series

We’ve identified 3 phases of development to successfully generate this produce for any given setting:

  1. Design

audience: managers, scientists

  1. Implementation

audience: data and web technicians

  1. Feedback

Gather feeback (like A/B testing) from users and iterate on Design and Implementation.

5.1.2 Design Process

audience: managers, scientists

  • What are the key habitats for your study area?

  • Within these habitats, what are the key species and indicators?

  • For these species and indicators, what datasets are available to inform them?

  • What is the minimum criteria for inclusion of dataset? eg > 5 years of surveys covering > 50% of study area

  • For a given dataset what are the key metrics and how do the values get binned into different categories? Example categories:

    • unprecedented decreasing
    • decreasing
    • stable
    • increasing
    • unprecedented increasing
    • data deficient

5.1.3 Implementation Details

audience: data and web technicians

This product is intended for hosting on a simple web server, without need for backend server-side programming. It will be generated from data products on a daily basis and involves the following elemnts:

  • Infographic. These will be rendered using scalable vector graphics (SVG) icons color coded and clickable.

  • Time-series plots. These interactive plots will be pre-generated from parameterized Rmarkdown documents.

5.1.4 Gather Feedback and Iterate

Gather feeback (like A/B testing) from users and iterate on Design and Implementation.