Techniques for visualizing historical pathogen sampling in a facility

1. A method implemented with a computing device for visualizing historical pathogen sampling in a facility, the method comprising:

populating, with the computing device, a plurality of sampling locations as a plurality of icons on a map of the facility;

automatically receiving, at the computing device from a remote database, sampling data specifying a plurality of pathogen levels at the plurality of sampling locations;

automatically assigning, with the computing device, one of a plurality of colors to each of the plurality of icons according to the plurality of pathogen levels;

automatically causing coloring, as displayed on a display connected to the computing device, of the plurality of icons on the map with the assigned colors to form a frame;

automatically repeating, with the computing device, the receiving, assigning, and coloring steps on at least three different occasions to form a sequence of frames;

automatically causing sequentially displaying, as displayed on the display connected to the computing device, the sequence of frames and an identification of the respective occasion at a constant rate;

filtering the plurality of icons according to at least one filtering criterion to form a subset of the plurality of icons; and

not displaying icons excluded from the subset of the plurality of icons during said sequentially displaying the frames,

wherein:

the steps that are performed automatically are performed without human intervention;

the map of the facility is identical n each of the frames in the sequence of frames; and

the map of the facility is displayed at the same zoom level in each of the frames in the sequence of frames.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of frames is filtered according to a time range, such that only frames corresponding to within a period of the time range are sequentially displayed.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said populating is performed by dragging-and-dropping the plurality of icons, individually.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising zooming into or out from the map prior to said sequentially displaying the frames, whereby the display of frames is performed at a corresponding zoom level.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said sequentially displaying the frames is repeated automatically to form a loop.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising fast-forwarding or rewinding during said sequentially displaying the frames.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating at least one document with an icon.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising displaying the at least one document by hovering over the given icon.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the color red is assigned to a given icon when the respective pathogen level exceeds a pre-determined threshold.

10. At least one computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor in a computing device, cause operations comprising:

populating, with the computing device, a plurality of sampling locations as a plurality of icons on a map of the facility;

automatically receiving, at the computing device from a remote database, sampling data specifying a plurality of pathogen levels at the plurality of sampling locations;

automatically assigning; with the computing device, one of a plurality of colors to each of the plurality of icons according to the plurality of pathogen levels;

automatically causing coloring, as displayed on a display connected to the computing device, the pathogen sampling locations on the map with the assigned colors to form a frame;

automatically repeating, with the computing device, the receiving, assigning, and coloring steps on at least three different occasions to form a sequence of frames;

automatically causing sequentially displaying, as displayed on the display connected to the computing device, of the sequence of frames and an identification of the respective occasion at a constant rate;

filtering the plurality of icons according to at least one filtering criterion to form a subset of the plurality of icons; and

not displaying icons excluded from the subset of the plurality of icons during said sequentially displaying the frames,

wherein:

the steps that are performed automatically are performed without human intervention;

the map of the facility is identical in each of the frames in the sequence of frames; and

the map of the facility is displayed at the same zoom level in each of the frames in the sequence of frames.

11. The at least one computer-readable memory of claim 10 , wherein the sequence of frames is filtered according to a time range, such that only frames corresponding to within a period of the time range are sequentially displayed.

12. The at least one computer-readable memory of claim 10 , wherein said populating is performed by dragging-and-dropping the plurality of icons, individually.

13. The at least one computer-readable memory of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise zooming into or out from the map prior to said sequentially displaying the frames, whereby the display of frames is performed at a corresponding zoom level.

14. The at least one computer-readable memory of claim 10 , wherein said sequentially displaying the frames is repeated automatically to form a loop.

15. The at least one computer-readable memory of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise fast-forwarding or rewinding during said sequentially displaying the frames.

16. The at least one computer-readable memory of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise associating at least one document with an icon.

17. The at least one computer-readable memory of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying the at least one document by hovering over the given icon.

18. The at least one computer-readable memory of claim 10 , wherein the color red is assigned to a given icon when the respective pathogen level exceeds a pre-determined threshold.