Enhancement idea: provide analytics option(s) on a per map basis

[NicoledeGreef]

Translink has asked for some basic analytics for the TRP.

They are interested in:
-number of users / number of unique users who are accessing the site

Ideally these numbers would be delivered via a self-service dashboard page.

@qqnluaq, @franTarkenton - any ideas for implementation?

[NicoledeGreef]

we may get this "for free" if the site is routed through GWA... prometheus/cabana?

[qqnluaq]

GWA is google web analytics? This is probably a smk-cli issue, as the way to handle this is probably with an enhancement to the app template.

[NicoledeGreef]

i'm not referring to Google Web Analytics in this case. GWA is a product built by our APS team but alas we did confer with them in the last few months and it's not quite what we're after.

[NicoledeGreef]

For our hosted SMK apps we have adopted GDX Analytics which is based on Snowplow Analytics. After a successful pilot earlier this year, we rolled this out to all of the SMK maps that we currently host, including smk-tlink. We are in the process of creating a workflow in our Branch's online support system that allows for streamlined requests of Analytics reports which include:

• User Count, Session Count and Average Session Duration, Page View Count
• Time of Day and Day of Week Heatmap – identifies the most popular days and times of day
• Traffic Map – identifies where the requests originate
• Top Platforms – identifies which operating systems are most prevalent amongst users
• Top Browsers – identifies which web browsers are most prevalent amongst users
• Top ISPs – which internet service providers are most prevalent amongst users