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 # BMON: Building Monitoring and Analysis Web Application
 
-BMON is a web-based software application that stores and analyzes sensor data coming from buildings or other facilities.  The application was developed by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) to find ways to reduce the energy use and improve the maintenance of some of their buildings.  Here is a link to the [[AHFC BMON Web Site|https://bms.ahfc.us/]].  Here is a screenshot of the application being used to look at the electricicty usage of the AHFC Headquarters building:
+BMON is a web-based software application that stores and analyzes sensor data coming from buildings or other facilities. The application was developed by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) to find ways to reduce the energy use and improve the maintenance of some of their buildings. The application presents a simple user interface for viewing data, but includes informative charts such as Histograms and Hourly Profile charts for analyzing the data.  Alerts can be set up to text or email individuals if sensor values move outside normal ranges.
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+Here is a link to the [[AHFC BMON Web Site|https://bms.ahfc.us/]].  Here is a screenshot of the application being used to look at the electricicty usage of the AHFC Headquarters building (the green bands indicate the building's occupied periods):
 
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+This Wiki holds the documentation for the software.  The documentation is divided into three main sections, described below and available on the sidebar menu to the right of this screen.
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+## [[Users|User Introduction]]
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+This section contains documentation for users who are viewing and analyzing the data in the system.  This documentation does not address any issues related to installing and configuring the system.
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+## [[System Administrators|System Administrator Introduction]]
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+This section describes how to install the BMON application on a web server, which will require some basic skills with Linux system administration.  This section also describes how to setup and configure the specific buildings and sensors for your system.  The setup of sensors and buildings does *not* require any sophisticated IT skills; it is accomplished through a web interface after logging on to the system as an adminstrator.
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+## [[Developers|Developer Introduction]]
 
+This section provides documentation for developers who need or want to modify the code of the BMON system.  The source of the project is internally documented with comments, but the documentation in this Wiki explains the overall structure of the application.  The GitHub repository holding the source code is [[located here|https://github.com/alanmitchell/bmon/]].