Introducing the Osprey Trust Browser Extension

PI Vision users usually see the final value, not the data-quality and dependency context behind it. The Osprey Trust browser extension brings selected trust information into the user workflow.

The objective is to help a user identify when a displayed value has passed defined validation checks and when further review is required.

What a trust indicator should mean

A trust badge must have a precise definition.

For example, a trusted state can indicate that:

• The source is known.

• The signal is current for its expected update interval.

• Defined data-quality checks passed.

• The mapped calculation or attribute has no known active issue.

• Relevant change history is available.

The badge should not claim that the physical instrument is correct under every operating condition.

Bring context to the point of use

A PI administrator can have detailed monitoring information that operators never see.

A browser extension can close this gap by showing status in the display workflow. The user does not need to open a separate administration tool to know that a signal requires attention.

Support investigation

When a user selects a trust indicator, the supporting context can include:

• Data-quality status

• Last update information

• Source mapping

• Known issues

• Change history

• Dependency information

This lets the user move from a symptom to useful evidence faster.

Avoid badge fatigue

If every symbol has a warning, users will ignore the warnings.

Prioritize high-value signals and use clear states. Define when the status becomes warning, failed, unknown, or trusted.

The practical objective

Trust information is most useful when it follows the data to the application where a decision occurs.

The browser extension is one way to expose validation and traceability without asking every PI Vision user to become a PI administrator.