DIGI IA1

DIGI IA1

1. usability principles

2. Data sources

   • Coastal Data System - Waves (Mooloolaba)
     • Hs - Significant wave height, an average of the highest third of the waves in a record (26.6-minute recording period).
       • Data will be used as it is relevant to the application
     • Hmax - The maximum wave height in the record.
     • Tz - The zero upcrossing wave period.
       • This data is irrelevant and therefore will not be used
     • Tp - The peak energy wave period.
     • Peak Direction - Direction (related to true north) from which the peak period waves are coming from.
     • SST- Sea Surface Temperature as measured in the bottom of the hull of buoys.
     • Date/Time
   • Coastal Data System - Waves (Gold Coast)
     • **Hs** - Significant wave height, an average of the highest third of the waves in a record (26.6 minute recording period).
     • **Hmax** - The maximum wave height in the record.
     • **Tz** - The zero upcrossing wave period.
     • **Tp** - The peak energy wave period.
     • **Peak Direction** - Direction (related to true north) from which the peak period waves are coming from.
     • **SST** - Approximation of sea surface temperature.

3. Programming development tools

   • HTML
   • CSS
   • SQL

4. App Features

   • Wave Finder
     • Can be based on filters that gives the user a beach based on their desired wave height range
     • can tie in with the beach level
   • beach status
     • Whether the beach is open or closed
       • can be based on weather or other circumstances
       • Beach conditions
         • 'Under construction'
   • surfing level
     • Beginner
       • Shallow waves
     • Intermediate
       • Moderate waves
     • Advanced
       • Rough Beaches
       • High waves
     • level is based on tide strength, wave height, wave strength
   • Weather
     • 7 day fore-caste
       • weather database
     • expected wave height

5. Existing solutions