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Logging for data collection #49

Closed stlim0730 closed 8 years ago

stlim0730 commented 8 years ago

I think queries that users generate (especially in the workshop) might be a valuable datasource that informs what the users are interested in. For later analysis, we need to save the queries, if possible.

This also reminds me of short conversation with @calo1 about usage-analysis. Google analytics might be a good addition at this moment.

So, this issue includes two-fold analytics methods: a SQL logging feature and Google Analytics integration.

calo1 commented 8 years ago

I agree .. also data downloads from the mapbook. But with regards to queries ... Soon we should get back to admin defined queries .. the query fields that are there now are a limited set. This would make the analytics more profound.

stlim0730 commented 8 years ago

Done and merged.

Using a 30-day free-trial account of loggly, Farmview logs all the query-related events on the map: infowindow, detail popup, and query UI below the map.

It's just a short-term measure with no cost, easy to integrate, and full-featured. We may want to find better long term solutions.

stlim0730 commented 8 years ago

I see @calo1's IP starting with 169.233.X.X, which verifies this feature. If I come up with anything publishable out of this project, I guess it will stem from what I learned from this query log. Unfortunately, every sort of technical effort we made so hard into this app is nothing new. It's a common set of existing knowledge and techniques.

calo1 commented 8 years ago

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

calo1 commented 8 years ago

What new tools would you like to build for this project?