| Product |
A specific LOCUS data product. |
| Project |
A project is a group of one or multiple data products with a defined study area and study period. |
| Dashboard |
A visualization of a particular data product for a specific study area and study period. |
| View |
A view is a saved state of a dashboard tied to a specific data product with custom selections made. The default state will be saved as “default”. |
| Collection |
A collection is a folder that organizes different dashboards with common tags. |
| Study Area |
A combination of one or multiple polygons within your licensed geographical area. |
| Study Period |
A specific time period of licensed data, segmented into quarters. |
| Time of Day |
A partition of the 24 hour day into non-overlapping time-windows. |
| Zone System |
A partition of the study area into smaller non-overlapping polygons. Default zone systems are counties and block groups, and users can upload their own. |
| Map Layer |
A layer to overlay on the map which can assist with certain analyses, including but not limited to transit stations, bus routes, specific buildings, and more. |
| Community Type |
A table that associates each block group within an area to an community type categorical value. |
| Viewer |
A user that can view a shared dashboard but cannot alter the saved state of the dashboard through applying filters and making selections. |
| Editor |
A user that can view a shared dashboard and interact with filters and selections. |