Ambient and Ubiquitous Visualization for Sustainability

分布式传感和数据收集机制正在为居民提供丰富的资源消耗数据。以有意义和适合背景的方式将这些信息可视化，将有助于弥合数据与关于如何可持续地使用资源的明智决策之间的差距。这项研究计划将研究如何使用不同的可视化方法，从典型的信息显示到更多的嵌入式和环境表示，来帮助人们了解和管理在非桌面环境中的能源使用情况：在家里、在学校和在公共环境中。它支持保护活动，特别是减少能源消耗，需要一系列可视化技术来帮助做出明智的决策。

Distributed sensing and data collection mechanisms are making a wealth of data about resource consumption available to residents. Visualizing this information in ways that are meaningful and contextually appropriate will help to bridge the gap between data and informed decisions about how to sustainably use resources. This research program will examine how different visualization approaches, from typical information displays to more embedded and ambient representations, can be used to help people understand and manage their energy use in non-desktop contexts: in the home, at school and in public environments. It supports conservation activities, and particularly reducing energy use, requires a range of visualization techniques to aid informed decision-making.