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GITHUB LINK: https://github.com/jesper25/Project3_we_got_the_power
YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/oYt6dU43CYY
Introduction
This is a web application that was intended to be deployed on shinyapps.io. I was not able to deploy it, but there is a github link to the repository with the web application so anyone can run it on their PC.
This web application has a primary focus on visualizing data on gas, and electrical power usage in Chicago 2010. We are going to look at the data by census block in the city of Chicago to see how neighborhoods, types of buildings, age of building can affect how much power is used throughout the year of 2010. Also when filtering the data, the user will be able to get other building info besides building type, such as building age, building population, and building height(stories).
There are 3 different tabs(shown above), and each one has their own map/maps. The first tab shows a map for just the "Near West Side" Community Area and you can filter the data based on the data mentioned above. The second tab shows two mapviews so the user can compare two different communities. By deafult the left map will the Near West Side Community, and the right side will show a map of the Loop. The user will be able to filter the data for each map indivdually based on what the user wants to look at. The user can also change the color of the legend for both maps too. For the third tab there will be two maps but one map will be used to show the same data as tab two's maps but on the TRACT level. The map on the right will be used to show the entire map of Chicago at the tract level.
Description
First Tab - Near West Side
The picture on the left shows a picture of how the first tab looks when running the application. This tab only shows data on the Near West Side community. The user will be able to filter the data on the map based on the total electricity or gas used, or for a particular month. The user will also be be able to find data on buildings such as age, population, and height. You can also filter the data based on the type of building such as residential, commercial or industrial. I also made it the web application more user friendly by resetting the values of the select inputs when another is selected.
Second Tab - Compare 2 Communities
Above is a picture of the second tab in the web application. Here there are two maps the user can use to compare electricity, gas used, type of building, info of building based on a community area.
There are 77 communities in the Chicago area, so the user will be able to find whatever community in the Chicago area they want to look up. I also like how in the web application the user has a select input where they can select the type of buildings they want to see such as commercial, residential, or industrial. The user will also have three options to pick from to change the color of the legends to fit their needs.
By default the left maps shows the total KWH used in the Near West Side, and the map on the right shows the total KWH used in the Loop community area. The legend is displayed on the right hand side of the map too with an appropriate legend name.
Third Tab - All of Chicago
For the third tab you will see two maps. The map on the right has the same type of inputs as the maps on the second tab but this time instead of showing the different blocks, it shows the data at a tract level.
The map on the right is more interesting as it shows the entire map of Chicago. Here the user will have a few inputs to select from for the entire map of Chicago. They will be able to view ten percent tracts that have the oldest, newest, tallest buildings, most gas and electric used, most populated tract, most occupied unit percentage, and highest percentage of renters.
Fourth Tab - About
For the last tab, it shows an about page that talks about who the app was created by and when.
It also gives a brief description of the project and where the data is from and what files were used.
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