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CyANWeb Website User’s Guide
Citation:
Galvin, M. CyANWeb Website User’s Guide. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, EPA/600/B-21/072, 2021.
Impact/Purpose:
CyAN app users looking for a desktop alternative to the Android app. CyANWeb is a different interface to the same HAB data provided to the Android app. Minimal enhancements have been implemented to CyANWeb; it’s meant to provide the same functionality as the Android app. It is a browser-based interface that has been tested and targeted for desktop browsers. It is certainly possible to use smaller devices to access the web interface (e.g., smart phones and tablets). This document’s screenshot images show how the CyANWeb interface looks on desktop browsers; it will appear differently on smaller device browsers but have the same functionality. Supported browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari; we know of issues with Edge (some versions may work, others not) and we have no intention of supporting Internet Explorer. If needed, refer to the EPA CyAN web page and its linked content for further information about the CyAN project: https://www.epa.gov/water-research/cyanobacteria-assessment-network-mobile-application-cyan-app
Description:
The Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) is a multi-agency (NASA, USGS, NOAA, USEPA) project and its mission supports the environmental management and public use of US lakes and reservoirs by providing a capability of detecting and quantifying algal blooms using satellite data records and disseminating this information through CyAN, a mobile application developed and hosted by EPA. The app provides water quality managers and public health officials with a user-friendly tool that reduces the complexities associated with accessing satellite data to allow fast, efficient, initial assessments across lakes and reservoirs. Data from the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites Ocean and Land Colour Instruments (OLCI) are used in near real-time to make initial water quality assessments and quickly alert managers to potential problems and emerging threats related to cyanobacteria. The initial goal of this project is to replicate, with minimal enhancement, the functional capabilities of the CyAN Android app in a browser-based application. And by using modern software technology and tools, design the web interface to be responsive - meaning that it’s designed to operate in most web browsers, on most operating systems and on most devices (desktop, laptop, tablet, phone). A successful implementation of CyANWeb would eventually obviate the requirement of maintaining a separate Android application and supporting infrastructure and provide a clearer, simpler path to maintenance and enhancement of its functionality.