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Photo Point Placement Tool

Discover how I helped create an automation tool that improved the organization's productivity by 83%

Team

Product Manager, Frontend Dev, AI Researchers and me

My Role

User Research, Ideate, Sketch, Wireframes, UI-guidelines, Prototype, User Testing, UI Styleguide

Methodes

User Research, Design Thinking, Quarries, Stockholders Meetings

Photo Point Placement Tool

Discover how I helped create an automation tool that improved the organization's productivity by 83%

Team

Product Manager, Frontend Dev, AI Researchers and me

My Role

User Research, Ideate, Sketch, Wireframes, UI-guidelines, Prototype, User Testing, UI Styleguide

Methodes

User Research, Design Thinking, Quarries, Stockholders Meetings

Photo Point Placement Tool

Discover how I helped create an automation tool that improved the organization's productivity by 83%

Team

Product Manager, Frontend Dev, AI Researchers and me

My Role

User Research, Ideate, Sketch, Wireframes, UI-guidelines, Prototype, User Testing, UI Style-guide

Methodes

User Research, Design Thinking, Quarries, Stockholders Meetings

Photo Point Placement Tool

Discover how I helped create an automation tool that improved the organization's productivity by 83%

Team

Product Manager, Frontend Dev, AI Researchers and me

My Role

User Research, Ideate, Sketch, Wireframes, UI-guidelines, Prototype, User Testing, UI Styleguide

Methodes

User Research, Design Thinking, Quarries, Stockholders Meetings

Background

Utilizing the power of AI and machine learning, our company leverages image data to construct a comprehensive database. This invaluable resource empowers project managers and superintendents in the construction industry with deep insights into the building process.

The Challenge

The task of placing photo points on floor plans has long been a laborious process, consuming a substantial 1.5 hours for a single floor.

The Challenge

The task of placing photo points on floor plans has long been a laborious process, consuming a substantial 1.5 hours for a single floor.

The Challenge

The task of placing photo points on floor plans has long been a laborious process, consuming a substantial 1.5 hours for a single floor.

The Challenge

The task of placing photo points on floor plans has long been a laborious process, consuming a substantial 1.5 hours for a single floor.

The Project

Automation Tool (TBD Automated) that will allow users to place a point in the floor plan in case the algorithm of the plug-in fails.

The Project

Automation Tool (TBD Automated) that will allow users to place a point in the floor plan in case the algorithm of the plug-in fails.

The Project

Automation Tool (TBD Automated) that will allow users to place a point in the floor plan in case the algorithm of the plug-in fails.

The Project

Automation Tool (TBD Automated) that will allow users to place a point in the floor plan in case the algorithm of the plug-in fails.

Our Team's Objectives

1. Reduce the time required for a single floor task from 1.5 hours to just 30 minutes.

Our Team's Objectives

1. Reduce the time required for a single floor task from 1.5 hours to just 30 minutes.

Our Team's Objectives

1. Reduce the time required for a single floor task from 1.5 hours to just 30 minutes.

Our Team's Objectives

1. Reduce the time required for a single floor task from 1.5 hours to just 30 minutes.

Research

Research Questions

In our quest to enhance user experience, we embarked on comprehensive research to answer critical questions:

The purpose of the question were asked to understand the users expectations
and pain points, in order to make them easier on the process and accomplish task fast as possible.

Who are our users?

What are their pain points?
What consumes the most time in their workflow?
What patterns do they follow in their tasks?
Which tools do they rely on for precise photo point placement?
What guidelines do they follow for photo point placement?
What constraints do photographers face?

Discover

Understand The BIG picture

Gaining data from the job site involved diligent efforts from photographers using a mobile app to pinpoint image locations known as "photo points." However, placing these points onto a floor plan remained a partially manual process with a 70% algorithm success rate. This time-consuming task took 1.5 hours per floor, even after the introduction of a plugin that ran on Refit. The company's overarching goal was scalability, considering multi-floor projects for several clients.

User Research

Persona

Anne
Pomerantz

Anne is a BIM Specialist/Architecture.
She is in charge of BIM squad operator.

She uses Revit as her main tool. Her main task is modeling the client's 2d plan.

Demographic

Age 22-32

Language Serbian

Belgrade, Serbia

Tools

Needs, Goals & Motivations

Has to verify and validate the outcome of several processes
Recognize discrepancies in the building process
Modeling 2D plans to a BIM Model
Manage Operation
Add photo point on floor plans easily
Needs to be able to set roles & restrictions
Analyze her workers outcome

Pains

Manually hard work

Time is never enough
Has lots of meetings, and communication channels to follow
Sometimes it's hard to sync the files because the team worked with local files (Client's request)
Must export JSON manually and save it locally
She has another task, and meetings
Revit has slowed down her computer
She runs 12 people

User Research

User Journey

Interview Key Insight

Summary

Our team conducted interviews with 12 professional architects, ranging from seasoned experts to juniors. They possessed expertise in AutoCAD and Revit, predominantly using PC desktop devices. Valuable insights emerged:

Claimed it takes time to change Serial Number.

Keyboard shortcuts were commonly employed.

Measuring distances from walls and other elements was crucial.

Understanding the north point posed challenges.

Identifying algorithm mistakes ranked high among time-consuming tasks.

Zooming capabilities were in high demand.

Interview's Key Insight

Rules of Thumbs for Photo Point Placement

The parameters for photo point location included building, floor, apartment, and serial number. Notably:

Every wall, ceiling, and floor needed visibility from at least one point.
Photo points maintained a fixed height of 1200 mm from the level or host.
Coverage: Photo points exhibited optimal visibility within a 3m radius (camera limitation).

Ideate & Sketch

Low-Fidelity Wireframe

In my role as a UX professional, I conceived a low-fidelity wireframe to address user pain points effectively. Key design elements included:

Dominant floor plan in a 2D Interactive SVG format, ensuring efficient loading and cloud accessibility.
Intuitive tools for adding, dragging, and deleting points, as well as sharing spaces.
A dedicated photo point panel displaying essential placement parameters.
Sequential point placement and removal for a streamlined user experience.

Ideate & Sketch

Low-Fidelity Wireframe

In my role as a UX professional, I conceived a low-fidelity wireframe to address user pain points effectively. Key design elements included:

Dominant floor plan in a 2D Interactive SVG format, ensuring efficient loading and cloud accessibility.
Intuitive tools for adding, dragging, and deleting points, as well as sharing spaces.
A dedicated photo point panel displaying essential placement parameters.
Sequential point placement and removal for a streamlined user experience.

Ideate & Sketch

Low-Fidelity Wireframe

In my role as a UX professional, I conceived a low-fidelity wireframe to address user pain points effectively. Key design elements included:

Dominant floor plan in a 2D Interactive SVG format, ensuring efficient loading and cloud accessibility.
Intuitive tools for adding, dragging, and deleting points, as well as sharing spaces.
A dedicated photo point panel displaying essential placement parameters.
Sequential point placement and removal for a streamlined user experience.

Ideate & Sketch

Low-Fidelity Wireframe

In my role as a UX professional, I conceived a low-fidelity wireframe to address user pain points effectively. Key design elements included:

Dominant floor plan in a 2D Interactive SVG format, ensuring efficient loading and cloud accessibility.
Intuitive tools for adding, dragging, and deleting points, as well as sharing spaces.
A dedicated photo point panel displaying essential placement parameters.
Sequential point placement and removal for a streamlined user experience.

UI

Prototype

Results

83% improvement in task completion time, which is a significant enhancement.

Challenges

Since we work with JPEG files (2D plane), the process took longer than expected. We had to implement our plans using a 2D plan in SVG format in order to make them a reality.