What can the data tell us?
Learn more about the information sensors collect.
Sensors can show if a home is too damp or too dry.
Or if a room is too hot or too cold.
They can also monitor things that are invisible, such as air quality.
This data can help people notice a problem early.
And fix issues before they become serious.
Data capture process
Real-time data.
Most sensors take a reading every few minutes, which is sent directly to a secure database.
Data to information.
The live data is then visualised and interpreted, so that numbers can be used to inform action. A dashboard of data can be viewed by residents and housing providers.
Actions taken.
Sometimes the data collected may show that the indoor environment could be improved.
This allows housing, health, and care providers to offer practical support. It may be that a property needs a repair, or that a resident needs help with heating the home.
Data displays
Sensor data can be displayed differently depending on how the user interacts with it.
For example, if a resident wants to check the indoor temperature their data may be presented like this:
Resident dashboard
Temperature.
✅ Home is in the ideal temp range.
Last reading
20.5C
Yesterday
20.9C
This week
20.2C
Show all data
📈
In contrast, a housing provider could be monitoring lots of homes at once.
So they may want to see an overview of several properties and be able to easily assess which ones need additional support. Their dashboard might look like this:
Provider dashboard
Temperature overview.
Actions:
❗ Home #114 attention required.
✅ All other properties OK.
Home
110
112
114
Today
19.5
Latest
20.5
Week
Status: Comfort zone ✅
18.5
13.1
18.1
13.9
20.2
18.4
Status: Comfort zone ✅
14.6
Status: Sustained cold ❌
But using data is not for everyone.
“I don't want to access the data platform, it is like double Dutch to me.”
Housing resident.
