# DESIDE Data Visualization and Analysis

This capability allows a wide variety of datasets to be visualized and analysed at different times and regions of interest.

1\. A wide variety of data are available, grouped by topic:

- Icebergs,
- Sea Ice,
- Sea Water,
- Waves, and
- Wind.

For example, select "Ice Concentration".

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-09/4911a728-bce4-43c3-9289-6667a7e551bb/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,256&br_px=2408,1601&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=309,277)


2\. The left panel shows the legend for the dataset, and allows the date being visualized to be changed, and the opacity of the layer to be varied.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-09/e834718c-b023-48ce-aa20-b823cb89617b/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,42&br_px=2408,1387&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=123,277)


3\. Use the "Select area on map" tool ...

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-09/efeeae52-987f-4f2a-b80b-90e4c917898c/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=769,147&br_px=3178,1492&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=728,277)


4\. ... to draw a Region of Interest for the analysis.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-09/9bbf1b09-1bb1-477a-828f-2cab57d7a3d8/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=769,151&br_px=3178,1496&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=569,277)


5\. Choose a start and end date for the analysis.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-09/6c2b7cdd-0de6-4f0f-a283-e8069225586e/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=769,301&br_px=3178,1646&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=1034,277)


6\. Click on "Execute".

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-09/9e213820-4f91-4435-a717-2c13ba9ece43/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=769,520&br_px=3178,1866&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=993,299)


7\. A graph of the data statistics for the region over the time period is created in the lower right panel. Hovering over the graph shows the statistics for a specific time.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-06-09/7c951dc4-d8cd-43da-8126-487e0ef3165c/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=769,520&br_px=3178,1866&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/0EA5E9_standard.png&wat_pad=862,388)