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Algorithm to predict repeated positive results for West Nile Virus for mosquitoes captured in traps across Chicago.
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The mosquito testing machines are broken, data is delayed #38

Closed geneorama closed 7 years ago

geneorama commented 7 years ago

Obviously this isn't an issue that we can solve with R code, but it does affect the WindyGrid map. Without results for the "past week" or "past two weeks" the maps will be blank at this point. Perhaps we should reach out to the users and give them a heads up? @tomschenkjr

tomschenkjr commented 7 years ago

What’s the recommended solution for the end-users if there aren’t tests in the previous week?

geneorama commented 7 years ago

I was thinking of giving them a static link to the most recent results that are populated so that they can at least have a map that's not blank. Also I was going to explain that the map will populate again when tests resume and data appears in the system.

tomschenkjr commented 7 years ago

WindyGrid doesn’t have a “most recent result” concept, it’s only relative dates.

geneorama commented 7 years ago

Yes, by "static link" I would statically link to the most recent results available; i.e. pick a time period that includes the June 29th results. Or at least remind them that WindyGrid doesn't have a "most recent" feature, so that they understand why the map is blank if they try to use it.

tomschenkjr commented 7 years ago

Ok, that works as a short-term fix but be very clear in the communication on what the link is for.

This workflow may need to be rethought if this happens enough.

geneorama commented 7 years ago

The machines are fixed, they're working through the backlog.