
Cadence Banulis contributed to the electricitymaps-contrib repository by building and refining user-facing features for data visualization, analytics, and mobile compatibility. Over seven months, Cadence delivered enhancements such as shareable chart URLs, a Data Explorer tab, and a 72-hour historical data view, using React, TypeScript, and D3.js. The work included integrating PostHog analytics, upgrading Android build tooling with Gradle, and improving QA documentation for mobile beta testing. Cadence’s approach emphasized maintainable component architecture, robust end-to-end testing with Cypress, and clear documentation, resulting in improved user engagement, data transparency, and streamlined release processes across web and mobile platforms.

Month 2025-08: Android platform upgrade completed for electricitymaps-contrib to meet Play Store requirements, enabling builds and publishing on the latest Android platform. This work aligns tooling (API target, Gradle, dependencies) with current store policies, reducing submission risk and preserving distribution channels.
Month 2025-08: Android platform upgrade completed for electricitymaps-contrib to meet Play Store requirements, enabling builds and publishing on the latest Android platform. This work aligns tooling (API target, Gradle, dependencies) with current store policies, reducing submission risk and preserving distribution channels.
June 2025 monthly summary for electricitymaps-contrib: Delivered Mobile QA Documentation update to support beta testing by linking the Mobile QA Script in README.md under the mobileapp section. This improves QA resource discoverability and accelerates beta-test readiness. No major bugs fixed in this repo this month. Overall impact: clearer testing guidance, faster onboarding for QA resources, and better traceability of QA assets. Technologies/skills: Git, Markdown, open-source contribution, QA documentation, cross-team collaboration.
June 2025 monthly summary for electricitymaps-contrib: Delivered Mobile QA Documentation update to support beta testing by linking the Mobile QA Script in README.md under the mobileapp section. This improves QA resource discoverability and accelerates beta-test readiness. No major bugs fixed in this repo this month. Overall impact: clearer testing guidance, faster onboarding for QA resources, and better traceability of QA assets. Technologies/skills: Git, Markdown, open-source contribution, QA documentation, cross-team collaboration.
May 2025 monthly summary for electricitymaps-contrib focused on delivering business value through analytics modernization, improved data accuracy, and an enhanced data exploration experience. Key outcomes include replacing Plausible with PostHog across the web app, launching a Data Explorer feature for deeper data visibility, and updating AWS data center mappings to improve resource allocation reliability. The work also involved build script updates and cleanup of legacy analytics configuration to streamline maintenance and deployments.
May 2025 monthly summary for electricitymaps-contrib focused on delivering business value through analytics modernization, improved data accuracy, and an enhanced data exploration experience. Key outcomes include replacing Plausible with PostHog across the web app, launching a Data Explorer feature for deeper data visibility, and updating AWS data center mappings to improve resource allocation reliability. The work also involved build script updates and cleanup of legacy analytics configuration to streamline maintenance and deployments.
April 2025 focused on elevating UX around time-range interactions and mobile presentation while tightening visual consistency and theming. Delivered Time Range UI overhaul with TimeRangeSelector, improved date-range display and ChartSubtitle localization, and removed legacy TimeRangeToggle. Fixed TimeController theme inconsistency to ensure correct button background across light/dark modes. Polished mobile header UI for better logo and zone header visibility on small screens, especially in iOS Capacitor environments. These changes enhance data storytelling, reduce UI inconsistencies, and improve cross-device reliability, contributing to higher user engagement and lower support friction. Technologies demonstrated include React/TypeScript UI components, theming, localization, and responsive design.
April 2025 focused on elevating UX around time-range interactions and mobile presentation while tightening visual consistency and theming. Delivered Time Range UI overhaul with TimeRangeSelector, improved date-range display and ChartSubtitle localization, and removed legacy TimeRangeToggle. Fixed TimeController theme inconsistency to ensure correct button background across light/dark modes. Polished mobile header UI for better logo and zone header visibility on small screens, especially in iOS Capacitor environments. These changes enhance data storytelling, reduce UI inconsistencies, and improve cross-device reliability, contributing to higher user engagement and lower support friction. Technologies demonstrated include React/TypeScript UI components, theming, localization, and responsive design.
December 2024: Implemented key UX and data transparency enhancements for historical data storytelling and exploration in electricitymaps-contrib, focusing on feature flags, time-based navigation, and data completeness messaging. These changes improve user insight and trust while maintaining frontend performance.
December 2024: Implemented key UX and data transparency enhancements for historical data storytelling and exploration in electricitymaps-contrib, focusing on feature flags, time-based navigation, and data completeness messaging. These changes improve user insight and trust while maintaining frontend performance.
November 2024 monthly summary for electricitymaps-contrib. Focused on delivering user-facing chart enhancements, naming consistency, sharing capabilities, and release readiness, while stabilizing tests and improving build configuration. Highlights include unified data sources/methodologies across charts, Origin Chart naming consistency, enhanced shareable URLs, and proactive release preparation.
November 2024 monthly summary for electricitymaps-contrib. Focused on delivering user-facing chart enhancements, naming consistency, sharing capabilities, and release readiness, while stabilizing tests and improving build configuration. Highlights include unified data sources/methodologies across charts, Origin Chart naming consistency, enhanced shareable URLs, and proactive release preparation.
Oct 2024 monthly performance summary for electricitymaps-contrib focused on delivering shareable chart capabilities, UX refinements, and test reliability improvements. Business value delivered includes increased user engagement through shareable insights, improved maintainability of chart components, and stronger release confidence due to robust test coverage.
Oct 2024 monthly performance summary for electricitymaps-contrib focused on delivering shareable chart capabilities, UX refinements, and test reliability improvements. Business value delivered includes increased user engagement through shareable insights, improved maintainability of chart components, and stronger release confidence due to robust test coverage.
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