iPlant, 🪴 Smart Nursery plant Dashboard

iPlant, 🪴 Smart Nursery Dashboard

Dashboard

Personal

ioT

Posted on

02/ 09 / 2023

Timeframe

9 Weeks

Role

UX & UI

Proposal

Personal

Overview

Boosting Efficiency and Growth Control

A control and management dashboard for agricultural plantation managers, for improving efficiency and profitability of the plantation and controlling the growth conditions of the plants. The dashboard enables plantation owners to receive quick information and remotely care for the plantation, as well as identify urgent cases through notifications.

The value

iPlant remotely links you to the nursery by providing real-time plant environment data and alerts for immediate care needs.

In details

Optimizing Nursery Management Productivity

Challenge

Plant owners face numerous challenges in effectively managing their nurseries. With large areas to oversee, they struggle to maintain real-time control over their plants, leading to instances of neglect and potential loss. This lack of immediate oversight makes it difficult for them to identify growth issues early on and address them promptly.

Solution

iPlant provides a user-friendly interface for monitoring plant health and addressing growth issues promptly. With real-time data and notifications, owners can identify plants needing care, improving efficiency and minimizing losses. The platform also offers professional support for growers to maintain plant vitality.

Research stages

Research Process

The project was divided into 4 main parts for a better visual representation of the events overview. Starting with the discovery stage all the way to the final product

Competitors Analysis

User persona

Architecture

Wireframes

Stage 1

Competitor Analysis

In this part of the research, I analyzed several applications for monitoring or treating plants and tested them.

Stage 2

User persona

Based on conducted interviews, a persona was created to gain a deeper understanding of users’ needs and behaviors.

Ehud Greenbuim

Nursery-Manager, 37 years

LOCATION

Amikam, Israel

Motivation

Driven for nursery efficiency, sustainability

Summary

Ehud is a dedicated nursery manager, deeply committed to ecological sustainability and optimizing plant care through innovative solutions.

Tools & Tech

Smartphone, tablet, agricultural apps

PERSONALITY

Pragmatic, eco-conscious, community-oriented

Psychographics

Driven by a passion for botany, Ehud values precision in plant nurturing, technological efficiency, and community collaboration for sustainable horticulture.

End Goals

To implement intuitive tech that consolidates environmental control with resource management, thereby transforming nursery operations for the better.

Scenario

"In a sea of green, my challenge is to not let a single leaf wilt from lack of attention or misplaced effort."

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Stage 3

Brainstoring

In order to understand the challenges and pains of farmers, I created notes on a whiteboard, then connected the notes to threads and analyzed the context of each one separately before ranking them. This exercise helped me understand the biggest issues facing users.

Stage 3

Architecture

Before proceeding with drawing the screens, I created a user map with the main screens that should be in the solution.

Stage 4

Wireframes

After being satisfied with the architecture, I started working on the user interface itself. I like to start with a low sketch to figure out what works and what doesn’t, then jump to FIGMA to create a more detailed and accurate prototype.

Final Design

Areas mapping

Interactive map that captures all the important stuff

The system will allow the nursery to be divided into specific areas, in order to provide more accurate information. Mapping the nursery to areas will enable us to get a snapshot of the nursery at any given moment and will focus users to areas that need immediate support.

Final Design

Irrigation Tracking

Get instant or scheduled watering based on plant status.

An updated report on the irrigation of plants in the nursery, including a reminder to water at the specified time or to activate as soon as the percentage of moisture in the soil drops below the recommended threshold.

Final Design

Real-time alerts

Receive growth anomaly reports and solutions.

The dashboard alerts the user to important events and potential problems, and provides data-based insights that enable streamlining and promoting growth processes.