School Hazard Data Visualization

1. Mapping Michigan Schools’
Environmental Hazard Risks
Amine Boudalia / Abhishek Dewan / Steven Hoelscher

2. The Problem
“Environmental hazards at school
comprise a large fraction of children’s
daily burden, yet few siting policies
consider these hazards.”
Sara Adar et al.

3. End Users
• An environmentally aware parent
deciding which school her child should
attend
• A politician assessing environmental
hazard risks to inform their decision on
which school to close in their district

4. Design Decisions
• One tool, two end users
• Ranking Hazards by Preference
• Ranked List of Best/Worst Schools

5. Design Decisions (cont.)
• Visually encoding hazard level for a
given school

6. Next Steps
• Matching school IDs with actual school
names
• Allow user to toggle between guidelines
• Include polygon-based hazards