Drone to Map
Overview
Site Scan for ArcGIS is the end-to-end cloud-based drone mapping software designed to revolutionize imagery data collection, processing, and analysis. Maintain a complete picture of your drone inventory and flight history with automatic fleet management. Stay up-to-date with accurate imagery, using repeatable flight plans that ensure high-quality data capture when flying your drones. Securely process imagery in a scalable cloud environment to create high-quality 2D and 3D imagery products that can be quickly shared throughout your organization, on any device. Save time by using the measurement and analysis tools to get the answers you need from your data. Directly publish your drone data to your ArcGIS organization to perform advanced drone analytics such as object detection and application of artificial intelligence (AI).
My Impact
- Crafted a compelling vision in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Led and collaborated with the UX/UI team to drive the design process.
- Guided development strategy to ensure alignment with the overall vision and objectives.
- Provided expertise in accessibility best practices to ensure an inclusive user experience.
- Led UX/UI efforts to support a comprehensive and cohesive user experience across all touchpoints.
How It Works
The primary objective of the application is to provide a platform for managing and creating drone flights. As part of my team's responsibilities, we took the lead in developing the fleet management experience. Additionally, we conducted UX enhancements to improve the previous flight creation and viewing experience.
My contribution
Strategy and vision Player and coach for UX/UI Team User Research Accessibility
The team
2 product designers full development team
Year
2010-21
Process
Manage flight
The first step in the process is for the flight tech or pilot to connect to their drone and set up the flight. While my design team did not handle the UI directly, we provided UX consulting to assist with setting up the initial flight.
Next, the admin or org tech can organize completed flights, assign new pilots, make inventory updates, and analyze measurements and photos taken. We took charge of creating a new dashboard experience for this purpose, in addition to making UI enhancements to the editing and viewing mode.
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Validating Designs
To test our designs, our team employed a mixed research methods process. Working closely with product stakeholders, we recruited 10-15 participants for the study. Here's how the process unfolded:
Step 1: Participants were asked to complete a pre-questionnaire, providing us with valuable information about their background and preferences.
Step 2: We then distributed an interactive survey using user interviews, allowing participants to engage with a prototype and provide feedback on our design and intended experience.
Step 3: Following the completion of the survey, we collaborated with the product team to conduct a follow-up focus group call. In this session, we demonstrated the product, discussed the feedback received, and provided participants with an opportunity to ask questions.
Conclusion
In my opinion, this research process adds substantial value to stakeholders as it actively involves them in the design and development process. It fosters strong relationships with customers and allows them to contribute to the ongoing improvement of our products and services.
Outcome
Upon completing our research validation, we discovered that our designs were highly effective and successfully met numerous user needs. This outcome was a significant triumph for our team, primarily due to the trust we gained from our product partners. Witnessing their empowerment through the research findings bolstered our working relationship and enabled us to collaborate more effectively in the future. The success of this research process played a pivotal role in building an exceptional product experience, resulting in a positive impact on both our team and the overall product development journey.