Design for IoT

Design a hyper-local weather system for enterprise users.

 
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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.

 
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Weather station

Collect weather data and sky images through onboard sensors and an HD camera.

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Dashboard

Display historical and real-time weather data and assist users in managing stations.

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Mobile App

Deliver real-time and weather nowcast data and assist users in setting up devices.

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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.

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Agriculture

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Green Energy

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Smart City

 
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SPOT system

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Features across products

 
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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.

 
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Development timeline

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Products I designed

 
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SPOT Weather Station

Monitor weather conditions by collecting data and sky images through onboard sensors and an HD camera in the field.

 
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Web-based Dashboard

Assist enterprise users to make proactive decisions by displaying historical, real-time and weather nowcast data.

 
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Mobile App

Enable users to monitor hyper-local weather changes anytime, anywhere. The App also guides users through the installation of new devices.