Data Visualization: Resolution Guide

We often experience anxiety around crime because we only receive alerts at the moment an incident happens, but rarely hear what happens afterward. Because of that, these incidents can remain in our minds as unresolved threats. Georgia Tech Police Log includes disposition information for each incidents. By using this data, the goal of this project is to fill the information gap between the initial anxiety from the incident to the resolution state.

Experiential Data Visualization: Georgia Tech Police Crime Log

Question:

How does access to case resolution metrics reshape your assessment of campus safety?

Purpose:

Georgia Tech Library Media Bridge as a “Relief Zone” for passerby

Data Collection

Disposition & Time log from Georgia Tech Police Log
CSV created from the log with just the information needed.


Record Date Range: 02.23.2026 - 04.23.2026
Categories: Nature of Incident, Resolution Time, Disposition, Location

Total of 241 data points

The Project Site

Georgia Tech Price Gilbert Library Media Bridge

Media Bridge is the digital screen spanning the area between Price Gilbert and Crosland Tower.

It features a main "pool" and eight separate "stream" screens running up the outside of the bridge connecting the Library's main buildings.

Interaction Flow

Testing & Iterations

Testing Version 1 (04.21)

Goal:

Transform static spreadsheet into an immersive, spatial experience.

Challenge:

  • Select data that would inform students about their surroundings 

  • Translate complex "resolution" metrics into a clear visual language. 

  • Shift the focus from "what happened" to "what was done about it.", categorizing data by Disposition. (Resolved vs. Unresolved)

Design Process

Testing Version 2 (04.30)

Feedback

  • Users reported difficulty linking map data to incident reports, wished they could see what point they scanned.

  • Feedback indicated that a centralized top-bar was more intuitive than side bar menus.

  • Testers suggested the radar rotation was too slow.

Dynamic Information Bar

Map Design

Interactive Radar

Final Design

The final design is a high-contrast tactical HUD that integrates a geospatial grid map with a multi-ring interactive radar to scan and identify urban incidents in real-time. Data is organized through a centralized top information bar where dynamic tether lines physically connect each alert card to its specific coordinate, creating a clear visual link between the information and the environment.

Final Installation

This project was part of course LMC 6650 Project Studio: Experiential Data Visualization. Taught by Dr. Yanni Loukissas