ISSS608 2016-17 T3 Assign ZHENG BIJUN

VAST Challenge 2017: Mini-Challenge 1

Mistford is a mid-size city is located to the southwest of a large nature preserve. It has been discovered that the number of nesting pairs of the Rose-Crested Blue Pipit, a popular local bird due to its attractive plumage and pleasant songs, is decreasing! Provided several datasets, it is required to investigate the reason for the decrease of Rose-Crested Blue Pipit. In Mini-Challenge 1, traffic movement dataset is given to analyze pattern of life of vehicles through out the reserve, and detect unusual patterns that are potentially harmful to the birds. Questions raised are:

• Describe up to six daily patterns of life by vehicles traveling through and within the park.
• Describe up to six patterns of life that occur over multiple days (including across the entire data set) by vehicles traveling through and within the park.
• Describe up to six unusual patterns (either single day or multiple days) and highlight why you find them unusual.
• What are the top 3 patterns you discovered that you suspect could be most impactful to bird life in the nature preserve?

This webpage will guide you through my investigations and help to save Rose-Crested Blue Pipit!

Data Description

Entry gates are positioned at the Preserve entrances. Each vehicle receives an entry ticket at the gate and is assigned a vehicle class; the entry is recorded. The entry ticket contains an RF-tag that enables the Preserve sensors to pick up the passage of a vehicle through the Preserve. Each vehicle surrenders their entry ticket when exiting the Preserve and the exit is recorded. A .csv file containing data recorded from sensors around the Boonsong Lekagul Nature Preserve. A map containing the locations of roadways and sensors throughout the Preserve is also provided.

• Dataset Overview

1 CSV Traffic Movement Data	2 Roadway Map

• More Detailed Data Facts