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Biomass Assessment Tools. Lyndsey Franklin Dung Quang (Bryan) Ta Michael Szaszy Scott Abromowitz. Problem & Motivation. Microalgae is a potential sustainable biofuel crop and data analysis is under supported. Client Requirements Web-based S ite clustering capabilities
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BiomassAssessment Tools • Lyndsey Franklin Dung Quang (Bryan) Ta Michael Szaszy Scott Abromowitz
Problem & Motivation Microalgae is a potential sustainable biofuel crop and data analysis is under supported. • Client Requirements • Web-based • Site clustering capabilities • Drill-down capabilities • Site by site comparison • Seasonal aggregates • Data filtering
Data Description • Multivariate data pertaining to the production of oil from freshwater algal sites • Water Use, Algae Output, Oil Output • Land Purchase Cost, Land Leveling Cost • Single strain of freshwater algae • 11,000 sites across the US. • Yearly, seasonal, monthly averages based on 30 years
Design & Implementation • HTML5 • CSS3 • SVG • JavaScript • D3 • Data from CSV to raw GeoJSON • Cluster-fck for hierarchical clusters • User Scenarios • State Level Policy Maker • Researcher • Industrial Planning Committee
Basic layout: Explained Map view Visibility Control Site clusters Filtering Monthly site averages Top Ranked Site List
Evaluation 4experts in the domain of biofuels research Phase 1: Review session and feature suggestion Phase 2: Review session and testing Phase 3: Week of use followed by 1 hour phone meeting
Future Works • Additional Models • Operating Costs • Water Deliverance • Nutrient Costs • UI Improvements • Clustering Improvements • Labels • Additional Vectors • Normalize seasonal minimum and maximum values (especially not independent)
Demo Now for a short demonstration of the Biomass Assessment Tools website :) Link to website
Special thanks to… • Professor Ben Shneiderman • Tim Seipleand Andre Coleman, our client advisors, from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory • Expert Reviewers Joseph Jajaand Nino Zuljevic • Peer Reviewers for their constructive feedback and testing