This answer sheet should be used for your VAST
Challenge 2019 Mini-Challenge 1 submission.
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Marion Smith, University of West Birmingham, smith@westbirmingham.ac.uk PRIMARY
Paul White, University of Northeastern Washington, white@unew.edu
Student Team: Please enter YES or NO
Provide
a list of tools used. Examples:
Tableau
Excel
Spinviz, developed by the University of West
Birmingham CS 459 Information Visualization class, taught Spring 2011 by Dr. Smith, and adapted by the student team
for the challenge.
Approximately how
many hours were spent working on this submission in total?
Provide
an estimate of the total number of hours worked on this submission by your
entire team.
May we post your
submission in the Visual Analytics Benchmark Repository after VAST Challenge
2019 is complete? Please
enter a YES or NO
Video
Provide
a link to your video. Example:
http://www.westbirmingham.ac.uk/uwb-smith-mc2-video.wmv
Questions
1 – Emergency responders will base their
initial response on the earthquake shake map. Use visual analytics to determine
how their response should change based on damage reports from citizens on the ground.
How would you prioritize neighborhoods for response? Which parts of the city are hardest
hit? Limit your response to 1000 words and 10 images.
Provide your answer
and corresponding images here.
2 – Use visual analytics to show uncertainty
in the data. Compare the reliability of neighborhood reports. Which neighborhoods
are providing reliable reports? Provide a rationale for your response. Limit your
response to 1000 words and 10 images.
Provide your answer
and corresponding images here.
3 – How do conditions change over time?
How does uncertainty in change over time? Describe the key changes you see. Limit
your response to 500 words and 8 images.
Provide your answer
and corresponding images here.
4 –– The data for this challenge
can be analyzed either as a static collection or as a dynamic stream of data, as
it would occur in a real emergency. Describe how you analyzed the data - as a static
collection or a stream. How do you think this choice affected your analysis? Limit
your response to 200 words and 3 images.
Provide your answer
and corresponding images here.