BSc IT Project Guide: Heatmap Generator
1. Project Title
Heatmap Generator for Website Click Tracking
2. Objective
To build a system that collects and visualizes user interaction data on a website, generating heatmaps to display areas of high user activity.
3. Scope of the Project
- Track user clicks and cursor movement
- Store interaction data in a structured format
- Generate visual heatmaps over web pages
- Analyze user behavior to improve UI/UX
- Optionally support time-based or segmented heatmaps
4. Technology Stack
Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Tracking: JavaScript event listeners
Backend: Node.js / Python (Flask/Django)
Database: MongoDB / Firebase / MySQL
Visualization: heatmap.js / D3.js
Hosting: Vercel / Heroku / Render
5. System Modules
Tracker Script Module: Captures click positions and events
Data Storage Module: Sends and stores data in backend DB
Heatmap Renderer: Uses library to visualize click data
Dashboard Module: View and export heatmap reports
6. Sample Data Format (JSON)
[
{"x": 150, "y": 300, "timestamp": 1685364323},
{"x": 200, "y": 450, "timestamp": 1685364350}
]
7. Functional Requirements
- Capture and log user clicks with position and timestamp
- Render heatmap using collected data
- Filter heatmap by time or page section
- Admin dashboard to view heatmaps per page
- Export heatmap reports as images or PDFs
8. Non-Functional Requirements
- Low latency data capture
- Responsive and lightweight heatmap rendering
- Cross-browser compatibility
- Secure data handling and anonymization
9. Development Roadmap
Phase 1: Design tracking mechanism and schema
Phase 2: Implement backend and storage layer
Phase 3: Develop front-end heatmap visualizer
Phase 4: Create admin dashboard and filters
Phase 5: Final testing, optimization, and deployment
10. Suggested Project Report Structure
1. Title Page
2. Acknowledgement
3. Certificate
4. Abstract
5. Table of Contents
6. Introduction
7. System Analysis
8. System Design
9. Implementation
10. Testing
11. Limitations & Future Enhancements
12. Conclusion
13. References
14. Appendix
11. Optional Enhancements
- Track scroll depth and mouse movement
- Generate segmented heatmaps by device or user
- Support multi-page tracking
- Integrate with analytics dashboards (e.g., Google Analytics)
- Real-time heatmap preview