impactUtilityBill/workingNotes.txt at master · withgemini/impactUtilityBill · GitHub

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Idea:
-visualizing data, figuring out impact of individuals on community
-can be used for any utilities: water, electricity, etc. But focus on water for now.

How to input data:
-scan utility bill with the phone
-enter the numbers by hand

Individual info:
-month (can combine into quarter and year)
-share this info with server to create additional dataset that we can use for comparison


Definition of community:
-county, zip, intersections/blocks


Questions for the survey to suggest better practices:
-shower
-bath
-dishwasher
-laundry
-gardening

Recommendation systems:
-goal setting


Model:
-our DB
-data that the user will input: person inputting his/her bill data, water usage in gallons

Controller:
-calculates the water usage
-updates database
-ontrols queries to the DB

Viewer:
-just interface for the user
-what's the most important info to display (less is better)