Doherty Institute Integrates data into an interactive tool
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity is a research institute established in 2010 by the University of Melbourne. As Australia's largest infectious diseases research institute, its purpose is to find solutions to prevent, treat and cure infectious diseases and understand the complexities of microbes and the immune system.
Business Problem
Doherty Institute was having challenges with:
Regular and accurate reporting
GIS-based reporting
Having an interactive and intuitive analysis of data
Project Objectives
The Institute wanted to make the data to report more accessible and locally focused for stakeholders the report to inform their work. They needed to create an online interactive tool that would allow users to drill down into the data most relevant to their area of interest and geographical location. This report needed to include many maps, figures, and summary data tables for different geographical regions of Australia.
Approach & Solution
The Infonyx team provided an essential interface with Tableau together with ongoing development and assistance with the interactive tool as it was created. Through partnering with Infonyx the institute was able to establish an interactive online mapping tool that allows users to search for their region easily, quickly compare areas, and generate an overall snapshot for a given location. Initial feedback from stakeholders, investors and collaborators has been positive including comments that the tool is useful, straightforward, informative and supports their work too. In addition to now having the annual report in two formats, the online mapping tool is enabling updates more frequently as and when new data becomes available.
Business Benefits
Timely reporting of relevant and location-based data
Stakeholders & investors gain confidence as presentations are accurate and data-based
Annual reporting is autmatically separated into two formats