Design for IoT
Design a hyper-local weather system for enterprise users.
Final products
SPOT dashboard
SPOT mobile app
My role
Research
- Conduct secondary research on both hardware and software products
Design
- SPOT interaction system
- SPOT weather station
- SPOT Dashboard (a web-based application)
- Mobile Apps on both iOS and Android
Assist
- Hardware development and production
- Implementation of SPOT dashboard
- Implementation of SPOT mobile Apps
- Firmware develpoment
Test
- Interaction among products
- Field test on the weather station
- Usability of the dashboard and mobile Apps
SPOT weather system
SPOT is an IoT weather system that monitors hyper-local weather conditions and generates weather nowcast (short-term forecast) services for enterprise users. SPOT consists of a weather station, a web-based dashboard, a mobile app, and API services.
Weather station
Collect weather data and sky images through onboard sensors and an HD camera.
Dashboard
Display historical and real-time weather data and assist users in managing stations.
Mobile App
Deliver real-time and weather nowcast data and assist users in setting up devices.
API
Give users access to multiple weather services from the SPOT system.
Why SPOT
Provide a higher resolution weather nowcast
Compared with conventional public weather forecasts, the SPOT system can generate a higher granular weather nowcast (a short-term forecast) by monitoring hyper-local weather conditions.
Benefit weather-sensitive industries
A more accurate hyper-local weather nowcast helps clients from weather-sensitive industries make better decisions on management, operations, and other business activities.
Agriculture
Green Energy
Smart City
SPOT system
Features across products
Impact
Within two years of product launch, three industry leaders from precision agriculture, the solar industry, and smart city are using weather services of SPOT. Meanwhile, several provincial-level meteorological departments in China are integrating SPOT to their systems to improve weather forecasting accuracy.
Development timeline
Products I designed
SPOT Weather Station
Monitor weather conditions by collecting data and sky images through onboard sensors and an HD camera in the field.
Web-based Dashboard
Assist enterprise users to make proactive decisions by displaying historical, real-time and weather nowcast data.
Mobile App
Enable users to monitor hyper-local weather changes anytime, anywhere. The App also guides users through the installation of new devices.