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Digital Transformers


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Project Description


Imagine you want to go out for a picnic, fly a drone or train for state of origin. Is it a good day? Where should you go and how should you get there? Will there be trees there?

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This online map covers many areas of Australia and combines many data sources you won't just find on Google or Bing Maps. Data includes air quality, current bushfires, weather current and historical, vegetation cover, heat island detection.
Combining this data into a single user interface required writing APIs change multiple data sources into common open formats that could be used in a webbrowser and did not take too long to load.

Credits:

Air particulate levels good/bad based on https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air/air-monitoring/air-quality-index but some datasets are used with current levels rather than 24 hour averages.

All emojis designed by OpenMoji โ€“ the open-source emoji and icon project. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://github.com/hfg-gmuend/openmoji

Logo: Robot by Lluisa Iborra from the Noun Project https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=transformer&i=1182439


Data Story


Mashes up weather, air quality and bushfire incident data from many sources to provide a useful map of locations for outdoor activity.
The spatial data came in differing formats/column names and sometimes was too large to display. API proxies were created to convert each piece of data into a common format for display on the map.

Some of the conclusions drawn were that there are many areas that are consistently too hot and have little vegetation. Also during QLD bushfires, air quality can be very low making outdoor activities hard.


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Team DataSets

Bureau of Meteorology Weather Observation Website

Description of Use Get current weather conditions from official Bureau of Meteorology and crowdsourced weather stations via the Bureau of Meteorology Weather Observation Website API

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NSW Urban Vegetation Cover to Modified Mesh Block 2016

Description of Use used Urban Vegetation Cover to identify large areas with vegetation that could be good for outdoor activities, including if there is mostly trees or grass

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NSW Urban Heat Island to Modified Mesh Block 2016

Description of Use Used Urban heat islands to identify hot areas and ensure that recommended grassy areas from vegetiation layer aren't also hot

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City of Darwin PM2 5 IoT

Description of Use provides the air quality data for darwin

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City of Darwin PM10 IoT

Description of Use provides the air quality data for darwin

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Switching on Darwin: Low Bandwidth Sensors

Description of Use Provides the spatial component for air sensor data in Darwin

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City of Darwin Parks and Facilities

Description of Use Use park areas to enhance map of open spaces in Darwin

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Queensland Government Air Quality Monitoring - Live data feed

Description of Use Provides air quality data for good/bad symbols on map

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Liverpool Smart Pedestrian project

Description of Use Provides air quality data for good/bad symbols on map

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Luftdaten Crowdsourced Air Quality

Description of Use Provides air quality data for good/bad symbols on map

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NSW Rural Fire Service Current Incidents Feed

Description of Use Shows flame symbols to explain bad air quality and potential dangers on map

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Sentinel - Bushfire hotspots

Description of Use Shows flame symbols to explain bad air quality and potential dangers on map

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Challenge Entries

๐ŸŒŸ Community open data weather monitoring and alerts system

Develop a digital solution, underpinned by IoT (Internet of Things) data, which is capable of early detection and alerting for weather and climate related risks to the community.

Eligibility: Use at least one City of Darwin data source.

Go to Challenge | 10 teams have entered this challenge.

Queensland OpenAPI

Create a project using one or more of Queensland's Open-APIโ€™s

Eligibility: Your solution to this challenge should access at least one Queensland Open Data API. You can mix and match this with other APIโ€™s or data

Go to Challenge | 39 teams have entered this challenge.

๐ŸŒŸ Pedestrian and Air Quality Sensor Data

How might we improve usersโ€™ experience of their city by using data from pedestrian and vehicle counters and/or air quality sensors?

Eligibility: Use any open dataset to support your entry.

Go to Challenge | 15 teams have entered this challenge.

๐ŸŒŸ What's the coolest way to travel across the city?

Using datasets which map urban heat and green cover across Greater Sydney, we challenge you to develop a tool which visualises green routes through the city. Help people avoid urban heat and move across the city in comfort by mapping out green streets and pathways which connect shopping centres, public transport stops and public spaces.

Eligibility: Must use at least the Urban Heat & Green Cover dataset(s) from the SEED portal.

Go to Challenge | 18 teams have entered this challenge.

๐ŸŒŸ The three Cโ€™s of innovation โ€“ combination, collaboration, and chance.

How can we combine and use environmental data to gain new insights into New South Wales and tell a story of our diverse landscape?

Eligibility: Use 2 or more datasets from the SEED platform https://www.seed.nsw.gov.au/

Go to Challenge | 14 teams have entered this challenge.