Using Dashboard for Environmental Analysis

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Executive Summary
This project analyses , studies and finally makes the report about the use of
Dashboard, the intelligent and smart Business Information tool about, the dangers
and catastrophic warnings that are being given by Nature to us and to our planet as
we are rapidly destroying the environment and finally our lives. The analysis
regarding the issues facing the environment and thus the planet shall be addressed
by the utilisation of this Dashboard and the datasets collected for this project will be
analysed by methodologies like Prescriptive and Descriptive analysis procedures
with the implementation of SAP algorithms, we shall create a model application that
will aid us in this solution finding process to best protect our environment.
In this project we shall make concrete steps to evaluate, study and discuss the
points that cover all the above by making use of Dashboard, the Business Intelligent
reporting tool.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction...................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Problem Statement..................................................................................... 2
1.2 Objectives.................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Environmental Issues................................................................................. 2
1.4 Impact of CO2 Use on Environment.............................................................3
2. Business Intelligence Reporting Solution with the help of Analytics....................5
2.1 Descriptive Analysis................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Dashboard........................................................................................... 6
2.1.2 SAP Analysis....................................................................................... 8
2.2 Prescriptive Analysis.................................................................................. 8
2.2.1 Dashboard........................................................................................... 9
2.2.2 SAP Analysis....................................................................................... 9
2.3 Dashboard Prototype................................................................................10
3. Design of a Mobile Application........................................................................11
4. BI Reporting Solutions Justified for Reducing Environmental issues.................13
5. Conclusion..................................................................................................... 15
References........................................................................................................... 16
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1. Introduction
With the vast and huge amount of data collected and to extract important and
detailed information from this, by sorting, filtering, analyzing tools application,
algorithm evaluations and modifications, we require powerful and smart tools. Here
is where we make use of the Business Intelligence (BI) tools which do all of these
functions and also create the reports, data graphic outcomes, data outputs etc for
the user to make intelligent decisions based on this given information. Dashboards
are part of this tool and a very unique graphic display platform where all the
information is displayed for the users to make important decisions. A reporting and
analytics business intelligence (BI) platform, SAP BLI’s is targeted for the business
community and organizations. These collect the data in a proper method, sort out the
data as per pre-defined parameters, identify the trends and patterns in the given data
sets, isolate the datasets where error percentage is huge, and then apply the
algorithms for making smart decisions. All the data in this system will be dynamic
and the output will be based on real time analysis and evaluation within the system.
Thus for the user, it can give the forecast of the important decisions taken based on
this data sets, without the additional issue of size and parameters affecting the
datasets. SAP BI is used for discovering the data sets and also same time to identify
the trending patterns and designs for forecasting the outcomes by using the key
parameters. The advantages of using the SAP BI tool are,
 Evaluation applications
 Datasets/ Information visualisation
 Evaluation and reporting
 Integrating with Office
 Mobile analytics.
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Research and studies have proved that the human activities have been taking toll
on our nature and environment leading to disastrous situations. These components
of the Environmental problems are,
 Shortage of water
 Deforestation
 Depletion of ozone layer
 Rapid Urbanisation
 Population explosion
 Changes in environmental climate
 Air/ Water pollution
 High energy consumption
Greenhouse gases, Global Warming, Rapidly changing climate, Rising water levels,
etc, are all the signs of leading to catastrophe and disaster if concrete and solid
steps are not taken as soon as possible. All this issues and the ways to prevent them
and reduce the ill effects of human activities affecting mother nature, we shall make
use of Dashboard.
1.1 Problem Statement
With the awareness among people increasing, they have been able to identify and
see around them the ill-effects of environment degradation like how forests are
rapidly decreasing, the high temperatures increasing every year, depletion of natural
resources, natural species reducing at an alarming rate, melting of polar regions,
Ozone layer getting destroyed etc. But the biggest threats out of all these are Global
Warming and Rapid Climatic changing patterns.
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Researchers and Climatic studying scientists have observed that the severity of the
cyclones, typhoons, storms, droughts etc and the more frequent occurrence in a
given period of time. All these are the result of our, human activity and how this is
severely affecting the environment around us and the balance is getting disturbed.
It is time to look within ourselves and start answering questions as to why these
things are happening and how to stop them. The sooner we are able to answer these
queries the better it will be for human race and planet earth.
We shall study all these factors and come up with solutions that are practical and
same time effective by utilising the intelligent and smart tools like Dashboard and
Analytical algorithms.
Objectives
The following are the objectives of this project:
1) To know the reason of CO2 emission and its impact on the
environment.
2) To carry out perform descriptive / prescriptive analysis.
3) To design a predictive analytical application
4) To resolve energy consumption issue.
1.2 Environmental Issues
Along with the research work going on the study of Greenhouse gases, CO2
emission etc, there are researchers who are analysing some of the other influencing
factors that are damaging our environment. There are lot of other factors and points
that we don’t consider and focus upon, but they still contribute significantly to the
environment issues and thus have to be taken seriously with the other major
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