Data Explorer & Plots

Data Explorer & Plots#

The Data section provides two views for inspecting sensor data: a tabular explorer and a time-series plot view. Both are scoped to the access grants of the logged-in user.

Data Explorer#

URL: /data/explorer

The explorer lets you query raw sensor data with filters and download the results.

Data explorer

Filtering data#

Use the filter panel to narrow your query:

Filter

Description

Organisation

Select the organisation

Department

Select a department within the organisation

Entity

Filter to a specific sensor or device (optional)

Metric

Filter to a specific metric (optional)

From

Start of the time range

To

End of the time range

Limit

Maximum number of rows to return (default 1000)

Click Query to load the data. Results are shown in a table with columns for time, entity, metric, value, and tags.

Downloading data#

Click Download CSV to export the current query results as a comma-separated file.

Plots#

URL: /data/plots

The plots view renders interactive time-series charts for one or more metrics.

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Creating a plot#

  1. Select an organisation and department.

  2. Select one or more entities.

  3. Select one or more metrics.

  4. Set the time range.

  5. Click Plot.

Each metric is drawn as a separate line. Multiple entities for the same metric are shown on the same axis.

Interacting with the chart#

  • Zoom: click and drag on the chart area to zoom into a time range.

  • Pan: hold shift and drag.

  • Reset: double-click to reset the view.

  • Hover: hover over a data point to see the exact value and timestamp.

The plots view is suitable for quick visual inspection. For production dashboards and alerting, use Grafana.