This Answer Sheet should be used for your VAST Challenge 2015 Grand Challenge submission.  Please maintain the .htm format and make sure that all hyperlinks are relative to the answer form. 

Rename this form "index.htm" for your submission.  Remove these instructions and any other example text below that is highlighted in yellow. Please see the "Submission Instructions" at http://vacommunity.org/VAST+Challenge+2015 for more detailed instructions.    

Entry Name:  "UWB-Smith-GC"

VAST 2015 Challenge
Grand Challenge

 

 

Team Members:

Replace this list of team members with the names, affiliations, and email addresses of your own team. Indicate the primary point of contact.  Example:

Marion Smith, University of West Birmingham, smith@westbirmingham.ac.uk     PRIMARY
Paul White, University of Northeastern Washington, white@unew.edu


Student Team:  Please enter a YES or NO

 

Analytic Tools Used:

Provide a list of analytic tools used.  Examples:

Tableau

Excel

Spinviz, developed by the Wniversity 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 2015 is complete? Please enter a YES or NO

 

 

Video:

Provide a link to your video.  Example:

http://www.westbirmingham.ac.uk/uwb-smith-mc1-video.wmv

 

 

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Questions

 

For each of the following questions, consider both the movement and communications data.

GC.1Scott is not a paying customer and does not have an ID. Describe Scott Jones’ activities in the park during the three-day weekend. Who does he spend most of his time with? When does he arrive? When does he leave? What route does he follow?

Limit your response to no more than 10 images and 1000 words.

Provide your answer and corresponding images here.

 

GC.2 – Identify up to 8 issues with park operations during the three-day weekend.  Provide a rationale for your answers.

Limit your response to no more than 8 images and 800 words.

Provide your answer and corresponding images here.

 

GC.3 – For the crime, describe the following, and provide your rationale:

a.       When did the crime occur?

b.      Where did the crime take place?

c.       Who are the most likely suspects in the crime?

Limit your response to no more than 5 images and 500 words.

 

 

Provide your answer and corresponding images here.