Designing the tool:An interactive webinar
Anne Owen and Katy Roelich
Aims of the webinar and questionnaire
• To steer the look, feel and functionality of the tool
• To identify our user group
• To understand the unique needs of different user types (user profiling)
• To start to form the EUREAPA user group
Webinar method
• Three questions to be answered during the webinar• Interactive show of hands• Use the comment area to discuss finer points
• What level of data do you want to have access to?• Where should the tool be held?• What additional features would you like to aid data
interpretation?
• After the webinar has finished, please fill in the questionnaire to provide more detail
Watermelon or a fruit salad
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Watermelon or a fruit salad
EUREAPA engine
•Env accounts•MRIO
Data
CO2 emissions of clothing by country
for 2006
Water footprint by
country for years
1992-2006
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• Uni-dimentional data base• Able to extract all the data• Limited interpretation
Watermelon or a fruit salad
EUREAPA engine
•Env accounts•MRIO
Querying tool
• Pre determined data taken from the engine• Limited number of ‘slices’• Interesting angles interpreted with graphics
Watermelon or a fruit salad: making changes to the tool
EUREAPA engine
•Env accounts•MRIO
A new csv input file replacing certain fields with results from:• a preloaded scenario• user updated baseline data• user defined scenario of the future
New set of results
Watermelon or a fruit salad: making changes to the tool
EUREAPA engine
•Env accounts•MRIO
Changes viewed in tool results
A new csv input file replacing certain fields Sliders and dials:
• preset to preloaded scenario• user defined
Vote now!
• Raise your hand if you want the whole watermelon
On the web vs. on my desktop
Web Desktop
Need to be online Can access offline
Always using latest version Need plan for updating process
Access from any computer Have to use the computer that tool is loaded on to
Can build user forum, data share area around the tool
Tool separate from data share and forum area
Do we restrict access? Access will be restricted to who we give tool to
Vote now!
• Raise your hand if you want the tool on the web
Making comparisons, benchmarking and explaining the data
How close are we to one planet living?
What factors may lead to a higher
impact
Does having a higher impact influence
wellbeing?
How does my footprint compare to other
countries?
View Data Manipulating data
Choose unitTotalPer person
Choose CategoryTotalHousingTransportFoodConsumablesServicesOther
Choose TimeAll200020012002200320042005200620072008
Choose AreaEU27AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmark
Single area focus Spatial Compare Chart Compare Scatterplots
Water Footprint of Food
200 litres per person
50 litres per person
View Data Manipulating data
Choose unitTotalPer person
Choose CategoryTotalHousingTransportFoodConsumablesServicesOther
Choose TimeAll200020012002200320042005200620072008
Choose AreaEU27AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmark
Single area focus Spatial Compare Chart Compare Scatterplots
Water Footprint of Food
Targets and benchmarks
My area’s carbon footprint of catered food
High
Low
Highest in EU 27
Highest consumption categoryHighest historically
Lowest in EU 27Lowest consumption category
Lowest historicallyTarget?
Making comparisons
Gap minder example
Vote now!
• Raise your hand if you want additional information in the tool to aid interpretation