Category: Visualisation

Data visualisation design process

Following on from design insights based on the initial GPS tracking and waypoint tag work, current data visualisation aims to reveal activity in place in order to design different ways to display the data over time.

Waypoint tags – testing phase

The first test phase of data collection ended up using a limited set of tags for the waypoints – mainly because these emerged as the pertinent tags and in part due to the multi-step process of adding them by hand

Maps also have some random tags added by way of notes e.g. Off Leash / On Leash, Roll, Cat. Plus a few compound tags e.g. Pdc (Person en passant with chatting)

Tracks generated with dogwalk and GPS Route Logger Dongle

Using RunParticles – neat little GPS track animation program

Same route, same dog, 7 walks (no waypoint display option)

Using GPSVisualizer – routes and waypoints display option

4 separate walks with two tracked participants each time (person and dog), shows waypoints but can only view tags in live version

Using GPSVisualizer – data points colorizer option

Single walk, minimal tags (generated with dogwalk)
3 walks; 3 routes, minimal tags (including dog off leash) – hot spots emerging
Multiple tracks and emerging hotspots