WORK COMPASS: Tara Reeves, Summer 2014

Support: C4D REU

Due Completed
Milestone 1 Research Plan 19-Jun 17-Jun
Milestone 2 Initial Personal Website 19-Jun 19-Jun
Milestone 3 Ethics Training 20-Jun 12-Jun
Milestone 4 5 week Evaluation 10-Jul 9-Jul
Milestone 6 Research Paper 8-Aug 8-Aug
Milestone 7 Final Website 8-Aug 8-Aug
Milestone 8 REU (UGR) Poster Session 7-Aug 7-Aug
Milestone 9 USRG Poster Session 8-Aug 8-Aug
Milestone 10 Final Evaluation 7-Aug 6-Aug
Milestone 1
Use HTML and CSS to create a dummy
website 19-Jun 19-Jun
Set the website up and design it with CSS 5-Jun 4-Jun
Integrate some practice javascript 19-Jun 5-Jun
Milestone 2
Watch and read all the tutorials on the
Google Maps API and use them to practice 10-Jul 1-Jul
Use geocoding on practice website after reading
documentation 1-Jul 1-Jul
Draw polygons and lines on map 3-Jul 1-Jul
Milestone 3
Add new features to Catherine's application
from last summer 26-Jun 26-Jun
Implement features 26-Jun 25-Jun
Install on the devices of 5 responders 26-Jun 26-Jun
Milestone 4
Discuss Wide Area Searching to learn more
about it 18-Jul 23-Jul
Do some research online 15-Jun 13-Jun
Develop list of questions to ask Susann Brown 19-Jun 18-Jun
Meet with Susann Brown and discuss questions 19-Jun 19-Jun
Analyze wide area search images given by
Susann Brown and recreate the divisions in
KML/KMZ files to test with 18-Jul 17-Jul
Analyze the data given by Susann Brown and
ask questions pertaining to wide area searching
based on the examples 25-Jul 21-Jul
Discuss the questions with Susann Brown and
determine how to better meet her needs 25-Jul 22-Jul
Milestone 5 Create the wide area search application 30-Jul 25-Jul
Incorporate Google Maps on the webpage 25-Jun 23-Jun
Import a KML file onto a google map for the
project website 4-Jul 2-Jul
Implement a feature that checks to ensure that
imported file is either a KML or KMZ 7-Jul 3-Jul
Be able to edit polygons and lines on imported
file 9-Jul 11-Jul
Be able to edit/erase drawn items on map 11-Jul 3-Jul
Create a polygon around an area 7-Jul 1-Jul
Fix bug where a marker is the default drawing
tool used even though it is no longer active on
the toolbar 9-Jul 7-Jul
Differentiate rivers with Google Maps 9-Jul 9-Jul
Differentiate roads with Google Maps 16-Jul 14-Jul
Dynamically create a line inside a polygon 16-Jul 14-Jul
Display hospitals, schools, and other important
buildings in area 17-Jul 15-Jul
Divide an area around roads 17-Jul 15-Jul
Outline lakes and rivers 18-Jul 25-Jul
Label Regions 18-Jul 18-Jul
Fix bug where divisions are recreated differently
every time the button is pressed 23-Jul 22-Jul
Allow user to export map as picture 30-Jul 22-Jul
Allow divisions of multiple polygons 25-Jul 23-Jul Allow deletion of the multiple polygons and their
divisions 25-Jul 23-Jul
Bonus: Allow user to export the map in a KML
format 30-Jul
Bonus: Allow user to edit regions 30-Jul
Bonus: Create mobile version of website 5-Aug 1-Aug
Milestone 6
Test the Website 5-Aug 5-Aug
Demo the application with Susann Brown and
discuss possible improvements 31-Jul 31-Jul
Implement improvements discussed 4-Aug 4-Aug
Meet with responders to test the application for
a final time 5-Aug 5-Aug
Milestone 7
Document Application 5-Aug
Add more comments to code for clarity 1-Aug 29-Jul
Write user manual 5-Aug 28-Jul
Write programming manual 5-Aug
Create Mock-Up to present to group 30-Jul 29-Jul
Milestone 7 Research Paper for HCI/CHI conference 8-Aug
1st Draft 10-Jul 7-Jul
2nd Draft 25-Jul 2-Aug
3rd Draft 31-Jul 7-Aug