RU-COOL Glider Fleet Visualizations
A series of info graphics providing information on the RU-COOL glider fleet usage and statistics creating using the d3 open-source Javascript library and Python cartopy packages. Click on the thumbnail to explore. Check back to see new info graphics as they are added.
Deployments Calendar
Gantt calendar showing the length of all deployments that can be focused by year or project.
Daily Deployments History
Heatmap calendar showing the number of glider deployed daily since our first glider deployment.
Monthly Deployments History
Heatmap calendar showing the number of gliders, glider days and glider days per deployment since our first glider deployment.
Fleet Statistics
Bar chart displaying the number of deployments, glider days and distance covered by year.
Glider Usage
Bar chart displaying the number of deployments, glider days and distance covered by glider.
Mid-Atlantic Bight Glider Coverage
Hexbin map of historical RU-COOL glider coverage in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Each hexbin point contains the number of total times a glider GPS fix was located in a bin.
Palmer LTER Glider Coverage
Hexbin map of historical RU-COOL glider coverage in the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research Station. Each hexbin point contains the number of total times a glider GPS fix was located in a bin.
Caribbean Lesser Antilles Glider Coverage
Hexbin map of historical RU-COOL glider coverage in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. Each hexbin point contains the number of total times a glider GPS fix was located in a bin.