Data is the most important factor driving IoT projects. After all, regardless of industry, IoT devices collect data, and this provides businesses with insights for growth. However, with thousands of IoT devices sending data packets every second, it's difficult to analyze all the data. In this context, having a comprehensive IoT dashboard can greatly improve the ability to analyze the collected data.
It not only allows you to gain in-depth insights into your IoT projects, but also helps you identify issues hindering performance. This is especially true when different types of data (temperature readings mixed with soil moisture levels and percentages) flood the system in real time.
Here are some features of the IoT dashboard that make decision-making for IoT projects easier.
Visualization
Fortunately, most IoT dashboards offer multiple ways to view the data your devices are collecting. This gives you the opportunity to choose the best approach to visualize your findings in a quick and easy-to-understand way. Furthermore, depending on how you present the data, it can reveal previously hidden results, enabling you to continue refining your business model.
Simple setup
When you have a brilliant idea, you want to implement it immediately. However, in some cases, it can take time to build the infrastructure before the devices start collecting data. Worse still, setting up parameters like credentials and timestamps can take even longer before you have a complete understanding of the data being collected.
An IoT dashboard can automatically verify and timestamp real-time data transmissions to ensure uninterrupted operation. Data visualization is crucial once your IoT project is up and running; it cannot be addressed afterward.
Analyze anytime, anywhere
Some IoT developers choose a single IoT management platform (whether tablet or desktop) to access all their data in order to control risk.
While this may seem valuable in practice, it could also diminish its effectiveness for large-scale IoT projects spanning cities or countries.
Accessing device data by having to visit every physical location is time-consuming and expensive. With a virtual IoT dashboard, users can access their data anytime, anywhere, and view it in real-time as devices collect data. This allows them to verify that projects are functioning as expected without needing to visit physical locations.
Furthermore, it allows IoT projects of any budget to access their devices without requiring a large number of technicians.
Finding suitable visualizations for the project
Understanding the data you collect is just as important as collecting it. It can influence business decisions, uncover device issues, eliminate uncertainty, and much more. However, while some IoT projects may only require a simple time-series chart to get started, others may need a comprehensive IoT dashboard that can be fully customized to their specific needs to gain more benefits.
Soracom understands how important visualization is to IoT project managers. After all, we're developers ourselves. That's why we've built various ways for our clients to view data in real time, tailored to their needs.
Our IoT data visualization service allows users to view data without any server or storage setup, enabling IoT projects to get their devices up and running in minutes.
In addition, our comprehensive IoT dashboard service allows IoT developers to combine multiple graphs—heatmaps, tables, lists, etc.—into an intuitive dashboard platform without having to set up the dashboard.
These not only allow you to discover trends, but also serve as the perfect way to share your findings with key stakeholders.
More importantly, users can set thresholds for any data being collected—whether it's temperature levels or GPS latitude/longitude. Once this parameter is exceeded, an email or text notification can be sent in real time, allowing you to monitor operations 24/7.
