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Progress Report: 3/8/2026

I successfully managed to implement the python techniques that we learned using flask. My goal for this upcoming week is both progress and detail. I want to show many more visuals within my site and implement feedback from professors and others to improve upon it. Also, I want to add a feature that allows the user to select what they want for analysis.

Week 1 Jan 26 - 30: During week 1 I finished finalizing what my project was going to be and what my initial and future steps would look like. During this week I managed to meet with both Dr. Dunbar and BMVP about finalizing these details as well as figure out what actions should be taken such as logging onto WinSCP.

Week 2 Feb 2 - 6: During week 2 the majority of my online work has been started and planning for how to start to take effect action are in place. I also managed to absolutely mess up my computer on the weekend which was 100% not in my plan. Having to plan arround this was certainly a challenge. I will also lead group discussion for Thursday for The Mythical Man Month and meet with BMVP about a progress update for my project. Currently what is on my mind for the project is how start searching and incorporating apis into my project for the updating aspect of the project. By the end of the week I had met with Dr. Dunbar to discuss what sort of data techniques I will be using in my project.

(This was shortly after starting work on the project but thankfully I had a backup plan)

Week 3: Feb 9 - 13: During week 3 was the Mini Poster Board Sessions in which I presented my project and received great feedback. By this point in the project I was thinking that I could have a spot on my site for feedback. For now, I will take note of the feedback I received and taking note of what I can do currently to improve my project. By this point, my main focus is on understanding api implementation and adding a PERT or GANTT chart to my site.

Week 4: Feb 16 - 20 During week 4, I managed to meet with BMVP about how apis interactions work. Currently I am figuring it out and using sites like octoparse could be an option. For now though, I will refrence videos such as this:https://youtu.be/l56SPYVBwuw?si=H7LP-J7yReMzUJu4&t=175 which serve as a good starting point in figuring out how they work. By this point I have also uploaded my Gantt Chart which can be found on the documentation section.

Week 5: Feb 23 - Feb 27 During week 5, we covered HCI in class. Currently I am using the generated api keys that I obtained during weeks 3-4 to obtain the necessary information for data analysis. I've also made sure python was downloaded and runs on my computer for using it alongside the web interface.

Week 6: Mar 2 - 6 During week 6, I managed to implement the python techniques we learned in class to create a rather basic analysis that pulls real live data using flask. Albeit, a very early working version. Now that I got the ground work for pulling the data and analyzing it, much more of the actual analysis can begin. By the end of next week I am planning on creating a table description that can live on the site and create a much more solid homepage for the project. This would likely include a feedback section about the project and easily accessible links to reach other parts of the site quickly.

Week 7: Mar 9 - 13 During week 7, I'm planning to create visuals that would both analyze the data in a useful way and make it available. This week I'm also planning on creating a table description that can live on the site and create a much more solid homepage for the project. The overall goal this week is to implement feedback and show visuals that are easy to look at.