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Multi-Modal Web-Based Dashboards for Geo-Located Real-Time Monitoring
Multi-Modal Web-Based Dashboards for Geo-Located Real-Time Monitoring
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Winters, R. Michael
Tsuchiya, Takahiko
Lerner, Lee W.
Freeman, Jason
Tsuchiya, Takahiko
Lerner, Lee W.
Freeman, Jason
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Abstract
This paper describes ongoing research in the presentation of
geo-located, real-time data using web-based audio and visualization technologies. Due to both the increase of devices
and diversity of information being accumulated in real-time,
there is a need for cohesive techniques to render this information in a useable and functional way for a variety of
audiences. We situate web-sonification|sonification of web-
based information using web-based technologies|as a particularly valuable avenue for display. When combined with
visualizations, it can increase engagement and allow users
to profit from the additional affordances of human hearing.
This theme is developed in the description of two multi-modal dashboards designed for data in the context of the
Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities. In both cases,
Web Audio provided the back-end for sonification, but a new
API called DataToMusic (DTM) was used to make common
sonification operations easier to implement. DTM provides
a valuable framework for web-sonification and we highlight its use in the two dashboards. Following our description
of the implementations, the dashboards are compared and
evaluated, contributing to general conclusions on the use of
web-audio for sonification, and suggestions for future dashboards.
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2016-04
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Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).