Interactive Roadside Drug Test Dashboard

Interactive data visualisation platform transforming Australian roadside drug testing data into actionable insights through geospatial analytics, linked visualisations, and user-centred dashboard design.

2025Group project

Dashboard Demo

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Overview

The Interactive Roadside Drug Test Dashboard is a web-based visual analytics platform that transforms Australian roadside drug testing data into interactive insights. It supports exploratory analysis through coordinated visualisations, geographic drill-down, demographic comparisons, and linked dashboard interactions for more effective data exploration.

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Problem statement

Understanding roadside drug testing trends can be challenging due to fragmented datasets and static visual reports. Key issues include:

  • Limited visibility into jurisdictional drug testing patterns
  • Difficulty comparing demographic and regional trends
  • Static charts that provide little interactive exploration
  • Government datasets requiring extensive cleaning before analysis

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Proposed solution

The platform transforms publicly available roadside drug testing datasets into an interactive dashboard that supports exploratory analysis through coordinated visualisations. Major capabilities include:

  • Jurisdictional Drug Test Analysis
  • Geographic Drill-down Visualisation
  • Demographic Trend Analysis
  • Interactive Radar Chart Analysis
  • Linked Dashboard Interactions
  • Contextual Tooltips & Annotations
  • Data Filtering & Cross-highlighting

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My Contributions

  • Data Visualisation Developer
  • Designed and developed three interactive D3.js visualisations addressing key analytical questions
  • Implemented geographic drill-down, linked dashboard interactions, and cross-filtering
  • Developed radar chart interactions and comparative trend visualisations
  • Built ETL workflows using KNIME for data cleaning, transformation, and aggregation
  • Conducted usability evaluations and refined dashboard interactions based on user feedback

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Tech Stack

Frontend

HTML • CSS • JavaScript • D3.js

Data Processing

KNIME

Data Source

Australian Government Open Data

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Skills

  • Interactive Data Visualisation
  • D3.js Development
  • Dashboard Design
  • Information Visualisation
  • ETL Pipeline Development
  • Data Cleaning & Transformation
  • Geospatial Visualisation
  • Data Storytelling
  • User Experience Design
  • Usability Evaluation
  • Team Collaboration