The Product

We worked for a client who has quite a large dataset. They had some software that helped them get insight into the data, but it was old, slow and not user friendly. They asked us to make a new tool. We built a tool that uses this large dataset. The tool is able to filter the data, it can show 20 standard interactive plots, where a selection can be made within that plot to make a selection. That selection then is highlighted within other plots. It is also possible to simulate a ship to see how their variables match the data. The user is also able to to create a plot from 4 chosen variables and is then able to see them in a parellel coordinates plot. Everything works much faster and is more intuitive than the old plot.

The Customer

We worked for a company called C-Job naval architects. They make ship designs from scratch or upgrade already existing ships. Their main goal is have a full sustainable maritime industry within one generation. They aim to reduce the CO2 emission of ships, by changing their fuels, form or other aspects.

  • "Not all those who wander are lost." J.R.R. Tolkien
  • "The most important single aspect of software development is to be clear about what you are trying to build." Bjarne Stroustrup
The Team

We were a team of 6. At the start, we decided it would be best to split up in teams of 2. After contact with the client, we knew enough to decide what the teams would do. The first team would focus on the filtering and the layout of the tool. The second team would build the different ways to plot the ship and make those plots interactive. The third team would focus on the assignments given by the course and help out where needed, which in the end contained the database connection and the adding a ship feature.

The Technologies