Visualização e análise de dados para cidades inteligentes: um estudo comparativo entre Grafana e Kibana

Abstract

With the growing volume of data generated in contemporary society, data analysis and visualization have become crucial activities for transforming data into useful information. In the context of smart cities, it is essential to choose tools capable of providing relevant insights to stakeholders and decision-makers. This study performs a comparative analysis of the Kibana and Grafana tools for data visualization and analysis in smart city applications. Both tools, widely recognized in the software development community, have features that handle large volumes of data and customize visualization dashboards. The research involves the installation, configuration, and integration of these tools with data sources from smart city applications under development, namely: monitoring of waste collection trucks and air quality monitoring. Criteria such as ease of installation and integration, and dashboard customization relative to the software requirements of each application will be evaluated. This study contributes to the advancement of data visualization in smart cities, providing information that aids in the choice and appropriate use of Kibana and Grafana tools, with the potential to enhance technological solutions for intelligent city management and thus improve the quality of life for residents. The results show that both tools can present data clearly for visualization, meeting most of the imposed requirements. However, from the end-user perspective, the configuration and parametrization are not intuitive, requiring the assistance of skilled professionals.