Digital Transformers
Imagine you want to go out for a picnic, fly a drone or train for state of origin. Is it a good day? Where should you go and how should you get there? Will there be trees there?
This online map covers many areas of Australia and combines many data sources you won't just find on Google or Bing Maps. Data includes air quality, current bushfires, weather current and historical, vegetation cover, heat island detection.
Combining this data into a single user interface required writing APIs change multiple data sources into common open formats that could be used in a webbrowser and did not take too long to load.
Credits:
Air particulate levels good/bad based on https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air/air-monitoring/air-quality-index but some datasets are used with current levels rather than 24 hour averages.
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Mashes up weather, air quality and bushfire incident data from many sources to provide a useful map of locations for outdoor activity.
The spatial data came in differing formats/column names and sometimes was too large to display. API proxies were created to convert each piece of data into a common format for display on the map.
Some of the conclusions drawn were that there are many areas that are consistently too hot and have little vegetation. Also during QLD bushfires, air quality can be very low making outdoor activities hard.
Description of Use Get current weather conditions from official Bureau of Meteorology and crowdsourced weather stations via the Bureau of Meteorology Weather Observation Website API
Description of Use used Urban Vegetation Cover to identify large areas with vegetation that could be good for outdoor activities, including if there is mostly trees or grass
Description of Use Used Urban heat islands to identify hot areas and ensure that recommended grassy areas from vegetiation layer aren't also hot
Description of Use provides the air quality data for darwin
Description of Use provides the air quality data for darwin
Description of Use Provides the spatial component for air sensor data in Darwin
Description of Use Use park areas to enhance map of open spaces in Darwin
Description of Use Provides air quality data for good/bad symbols on map
Description of Use Provides air quality data for good/bad symbols on map
Description of Use Provides air quality data for good/bad symbols on map
Description of Use Shows flame symbols to explain bad air quality and potential dangers on map
Description of Use Shows flame symbols to explain bad air quality and potential dangers on map
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