This project investigates the use of data visualization to promote pollinator-friendly gardens in State College. Pollinators are fundamental to our ecosystem. They help in the fertilization of plants, which results in seed and food production. However, currently, the pollinator population is declining at a rapid pace. Thus, recognizing the importance of honeybees and other pollinators in our ecosystem is very crucial.
This project was based on the articles and research papers shared by the Penn State Pollinator research center. The data was then analyzed to identify top pollinator-friendly flowers that can be planted in State College. This further helped to recognize the difference between human vision and pollinator vision. Humans, like other primates, can see the tones of the color red, which the bees cannot. Instead, the bees can see the UV colors that help them to navigate around the flowers. Therefore, a depiction of how bees see the colors differently in addition to visualizing the generic flower information has been done.
