Water Analytics and Management with Real-time Linked Dataspaces
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6.2.1 Public Display
A key objective for both pilot sites in Galway was to increase water usage awareness
in public spaces. Towards this objective, setup of a kiosk with an interactive
dashboard can help attract people and engage them with discovering water usage
details of their building. A public dashboard is a web application that shows generic
information of the site’s water consumption as compared with social norms; in
addition, it displays information related to consumption per student, toilet flushes
per day, etc.
The web application developed for Galway pilots, as shown in Figure 4, serves as
a communication medium to display the amount of water being consumed in various
parts of the building. This application shows volumetric values of water usage in
other dimensions such as cost, metaphors, and footprints. The image on left side of
Figure 4 shows the amount of water in terms of the number of standard size of water
cooler bottles. This application visualizes water quantities in circles using colors to
indicate if the water usage is high or low. This application also uses social media
to inform users about the technology used within the Waternomics project, and its
updates. Users can interact further with the application to explore the water usage
data over a full month; furthermore, they can get more details about technologies
used within the Waternomics project.
Fig. 4 Public Display showing water data from the NUIG Engineering Building
The public dashboard application uses the Water Analytics Support Service for
querying the data from the dataspace. This service has been extended to serve as
an extension of the public dashboard and allow users to explore further the water
data by scanning QR codes near the sensors. As shown in Figure 5, users are able to
visualize the entire month’s consumption. This extension aims to support students
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6.2.1 Public Display
A key objective for both pilot sites in Galway was to increase water usage awareness
in public spaces. Towards this objective, setup of a kiosk with an interactive
dashboard can help attract people and engage them with discovering water usage
details of their building. A public dashboard is a web application that shows generic
information of the site’s water consumption as compared with social norms; in
addition, it displays information related to consumption per student, toilet flushes
per day, etc.
The web application developed for Galway pilots, as shown in Figure 4, serves as
a communication medium to display the amount of water being consumed in various
parts of the building. This application shows volumetric values of water usage in
other dimensions such as cost, metaphors, and footprints. The image on left side of
Figure 4 shows the amount of water in terms of the number of standard size of water
cooler bottles. This application visualizes water quantities in circles using colors to
indicate if the water usage is high or low. This application also uses social media
to inform users about the technology used within the Waternomics project, and its
updates. Users can interact further with the application to explore the water usage
data over a full month; furthermore, they can get more details about technologies
used within the Waternomics project.
Fig. 4 Public Display showing water data from the NUIG Engineering Building
The public dashboard application uses the Water Analytics Support Service for
querying the data from the dataspace. This service has been extended to serve as
an extension of the public dashboard and allow users to explore further the water
data by scanning QR codes near the sensors. As shown in Figure 5, users are able to
visualize the entire month’s consumption. This extension aims to support students