Determining a location for placing data in a spreadsheet based on a location of the data source

A method of using a spreadsheet to display information at locations in the spreadsheet associated with the origin of the information, the method comprising:

• receiving data from a plurality of sensors;
• determining locations in the spreadsheet associated with locations of the plurality of sensors such that one or more of at least a portion of the data from each of the plurality of sensors and a value is operable to be displayed in one or more of the locations in the spreadsheet, wherein the value is calculated from at least some of the data from the plurality of sensors.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of data sources;
• and
• a computing platform operable to determine locations in a spreadsheet associated with locations of the plurality of data sources to display at the determined locations in the spreadsheet at least one of the data from the plurality of sensors and a value calculated from the data from one or more of the plurality of sensors.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving data from a plurality of sensors;
• means for determining locations in a spreadsheet associated with locations of the plurality of sensors such that one or more at least a portion of the data from each of the plurality of sensors and a value calculated from the data from one or more of the plurality of sensors is operable to be displayed in one or more of the locations in the spreadsheet.

A computer readable medium on which is embedded a program, the program performing a method, the method comprising:

• receiving data from a data source;
• and
• determining a location in a spreadsheet for placing at least a portion of the data based on location information for the data source.