Chapter 31 Introducing Visualizations
The CWD Data Warehouse allows Users to explore Data and Model outputs using Visualizations, which refer to any view or summary of data or model outputs. A single visualization may contain one or more elements, such as tables, charts, and maps. They can be used to convey information to Provider staff.
There are several general aspects of visualizations that users should understand:
Creating visualizations
Displaying visualizations
Sharing visualizations
Types of visualizations
31.1 Creating visualizations
Only Provider Administrators can create visualizations. An interface for creating and managing visualizations can be accessed from the Explore section of the Warehouse main menu. Thumbnail images of existing visualizations are shown on the main page. Clicking a thumbnail opens the visualization which can be modified or deleted. To return to the main page of visualizations, click on the back arrow to the left of the visualization title.
To create a new visualization, click the + sign in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Select the visualization type (required) from the drop-down list:
Surveillance activity
Risk-weighted surveillance quotas model
Optimization model
Epizootic risk model
Provider ad hoc
Regional ad hoc
QA/QC
Enter a Title (required) for the visualization. This custom title will be displayed when the visualization is referenced, such as in thumbnails and drop-down lists.
Enter Comments (optional) that will be displayed along with the visualization.
31.2 Displaying visualizations
The Display section contains controls for how Visualizations are presented in the Visualization dashboard.
Weight: this value is used to order visualizations on the dashboard. Visualizations with lower weight values will be presented before those with higher weight values.
Display on visualization dashboard for all users is used to control whether non-administrative users will be shown this visualization.
Tag category is used to group visualizations on the dashboard.
Thumbnail: an image can be uploaded to be used as the preview image on the dashboard.
31.4 Types of visualizations
Some Visualizations have specific purposes and require specific Data or Model executions. These include Visualizations designed for model exploration (such as the Risk-weighted Surveillance Quotas Model Visualization) or for helping a Provider track surveillance progress during a sampling period (the Surveillance Activity Visualization).
There are two Visualizations (Provider ad hoc and Regional ad hoc) that allow a user more flexibility to present their Data visually on a map.