Data-Driven Science for Communities
We collect data at sites around the city of Chicago. Our goal is to gain insights into the city’s climate and to better understand urban heat islands, extreme rainfall and local-scale air quality.
We collect data on climate conditions such as:
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Rainfall
- Air quality
Some of our data feeds return “raw” data, while others can show more accessible maps and graphs. We’re continuing to develop resources to better help people understand the information we’re collecting. There are three main ways to access CROCUS data.
CROCUS Cookbooks
For our most accessible visualizations, visit our instrument cookbooks. These cookbooks detail the instruments, how to work with instrument data and free, open-source software examples so you can create your own visualizations.
For immediate access to data, visit the Quick Looks section and explore updates on things like air quality and dew point.
Waggle Node Dashboard
Dive deeper into the data with our Waggle Node Dashboard.
Special features of the dashboard include:
- Ability to see data based on specific date range
- Automatic data visualizations
Quick start guide:
In the lefthand side bar, use the dropdown lists to find the data you want.
- Select which sensors you’d like data pulled from.
- Select which data you’d like to see.
- Choose your time frame.
- Click search
When you find the information you want, you can view and download the data as CSV files and graphs as PNG files.
Sage Data Reports
Sage brings you our most up-to-date data from our urban nodes. Some weather instruments send CROCUS reports as frequently as every hour! That means you can see data CROCUS collected today.
HINT: Not sure what an instrument label means? Clicking any blue text will take you further into the dashboard and provide additional explanations for the information that specific instruments are collecting.
