Visualisation of Real Time Data for Public Bathing Sites in Uppsala

Abstract: Uppsala Municipality has, through previous projects, tried to communicate information about public bathing sites on a map by having employees manually look up temperature readings before posting them on Facebook. The projects have shown to be an inefficient use of resources. Therefore, a user-friendly website has been built to visualise relevant information on 21 public bathing sites in Uppsala Municipality. By having access to temperatures in the water and air at bathing sites on the website, citizens, and tourists can make a more informed decision on which public bathing site they should travel to. Conducted user tests for the website show that 71.6% would use it before visiting a bathing site, and further, 20.6%, may use it. To supply the website with data, we developed an API, specifically a public data API.