Dashboards and data visualization

A Dashboard displays the measurements available in LI-COR Cloud. You can view many dashboards at once. Each dashboard can display different measurements and be customized with widgets. You can add one or more widgets to a dashboard and arrange them in the order you want to see them. In addition, you can move and resize widgets.

Select Dashboards to view them.

Each Dashboard is represented by a single Tile that displays the following information:

• Owner: The LI-COR Cloud account holder who created or is responsible for the device.

• Dashboard Name: Something you entered.

• Date and time: When the dashboard was created or last updated.

• Edit: Allows you to change the dashboard properties.

• Duplicate: To duplicate an existing dashboard. You can then open the copy and make changes to it.

• Delete: To delete the dashboard.

Creating dashboards

1. Select Dashboards and click +Add Dashboard.

   

2. Enter a Dashboard Name.

   The name is required; it must be unique.

3. Select a Device Template.

   LI-COR Cloud will list options for the widget for each measurement associated with this device.

   

4. Click Create.

   LI-COR Cloud displays the new Dashboard. Next, you can Add a Widget to the dashboard or select a Quick Widget to add preconfigured widgets.

   

5. Apply a date range.

   By default, the interface displays the last 1 day, but you can load a longer time span. Data older than one year may take longer to display.

Customizing the dashboard

While in Edit mode, you can re-size panels, move them around, and make other changes to the dashboard.

Adding widgets

Widgets display data or other information from sensors. To add a widget, start by adding a new Dashboard. Or select an existing Dashboard to add widgets to it.

Widgets can be selected and configured individually, or you can select a device under Quick Widgets to apply a pre-configured set of widgets that are common to a device. You can duplicate, edit, and delete widgets. You can add as many widgets as you want to the dashboard.

The options available depend on the widget selected.

Map widgets

The map widget provides geographical context for a measurement.

Select a station that contributes data, and then apply settings. Map style includes a road map, topographic map, or satellite imagery. You can display supplemental meteorological data on the map, including real-time wind speed and temperature data.

When the flux footprint from a Carbon Node (LI-720) or Water Node (LI-710) is selected, it is displayed on the map widget.

Line, bar, and area chart widgets

Three chart options include Line, Bar, and Area. These three chart widgets have the same options.

• Visualization title: Title to be displayed (can be hidden from dashboard).

• Axis position: Left, right, or hidden.

• Axis label: Text to be displayed on the axis.

• Data aggregation: Data points are averaged at set intervals for better display performance. Automatic adjusts based on current date range. Manual uses a custom interval. If set interval ≤ logging interval, observed data is displayed.

• Always show zero on Y-axis: Selecting this option will ensure that the Y-axis always shows zero, rather than starting at the minimum value of the data being displayed.

• Show gridlines: To display or hide the grid on the chart.

• Smart Y: Adjusts Y-axes to exclude outliers in the dataset and make trends easier to visualize. The Smart Y-axis range is calculated as the median of the visible data ± 10 times the interquartile range.

Gauge chart widget

A gauge chart displays a parameter on a configurable rotary-type indicator.

Thermometer widget

For the Thermometer, you can select a parameter to display and apply a title. The interface displays the temperature in a graphic that evokes the idea of a thermometer.

Latest conditions widgets

The latest conditions widget displays a concise table of parameters. You can choose the parameters to display and configure more details.

Odometer chart widget

Used to display a numeric value, the odometer gives a value and units. One odometer widget can display multiple variables.

Windrose

Created with data from a 3-D or 2-D anemometer, a windrose shows the wind speed and direction around the sensor over a time period.

Viewing live data

You can display live data from a site using the Live Update setting. This is a dashboard option available under the Date Range settings.

Live update must be enabled to use the feature. The frequency of updates is configurable from once per second to once per year. Fractional values are not supported; to update every 1/2 hour, set the number to 30 and units to Minutes.

Click Set to apply the setting. The dashboard will update at the specified intervals, indicated by the encircled green dot.

Sharing dashboards

Sharing a dashboard allows anyone with the URL to view the dashboard without needing an account. This is useful way to share specific data with colleagues without having to grant wider access to the LI-COR Cloud organization and devices.

Click the Share button in the upper right corner of the dashboard.

• Select Make Dashboard Public to allow anyone with the URL to view the dashboard.

• Select Share with Current Filter Selections to apply the filters to the shared view (optional).