TEST dashboard (DRAFT version)

Updates 09.02.2017

This version of the dashboard has the following features:

• During loading of web page, the page items gradually appear on the page showing the progress.
• From a user-experience perspective: if graphs are relevant for understanding outcomes and if there is no restriction in terms of available space on the site, they need to be made visible.
• Table header names in CSV file do not need to be corrected for spaces. The CSV file can be loaded "as is", provided±
  • the number of columns (11) remains the same for this dashboard, and
  • the csv file has been encoded to UTF-8 format. UTF-8 encoding can be achieved by using Notepad++ tool. From menu, select "Encoding" and then select "Encode in UTF-8" and then save file.
• A dynamic table using JQuery DataTables has been added to enable:
  • Sorting any of the columns in alphabetical order,
  • Shortening of the table by adding pagination of table entries (default number of entries per page: 25), but user can select: 25, 50 or show all entries in table,
  • Searching for table entries using a free text-format. Upon clicking the "Reset button" the search item will be cleared.
• The map showing the provinces and municipalities is automatically zoomed and positioned to fit in the 660 x 800 pixels frame, by:
  • Trimming the entries of the geojson files to only focus on the provinces and municipalities of interest.
  • Using d3's path bound function to obtain coordinates of the rectangle enclosing the targeted provinces and municipalities.
  • Automatically updating the Mercator projection's functions for centering, scaling and translating.
• The code has been commented for ongoing maintenance and allowing further improvements where needed.

Suggestions

• Using an initialisation file enabling users to quickly update basic information in an HTML file, without the need for them to modify the HTML code. Basic information is for example:
  • Title of natural disaster,
  • Purpose of dashboard,
  • Version information,
  • Release date, and
  • Name of dashboard developer(s)
• Testing of dashboard using a combination of web browsers and operating systems.

Kamal Ahmed, 09.02.2017