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The University of Queensland - Koala Population App (Developer (Elements…
The University of Queensland - Koala Population App
Client
The University of Queensland
Want us to develop a tablet based app which will allow the volunteers and organisers to use during volunteer koala sightings
Tablet app
Good for any weather
Good for all ages
Easy to use
Data validation required
Allow users to enter inputs
Observation
No. of juveniles
No. of sub-adults
No. of adults
Date
Total no. of koalas
Survey Info
Survey area
Survey no.
Site no.
Town
Year
LGA
Develop a model of trend in koala populations across many locations and years
User
Who will use this app
Organisers
Supervisors
Volunteers
Kids/Teens/Adults/Elders
Students/Teachers
Personas
Persona #2 (Bill and Jenny)
Locals in Pine Rivers area for over 40 years
Dedicated to the preservation of Koalas
Volunteers at the local Pine River Koala hospital
Keen bush walkers
Persona #3 (Laura)
Senior research at UQ School of Earth and Environment Sciences
Is undertaking research into the declining numbers in koalas in the SEQ region
Is responsible for the "Koala's Count" surveys in the SEQ region
Persona #4 (The Bartley Family)
Immigrated from Ireland in 2018
Family with growing interest in bush walking
Would like to expand their interests and foster and care for the environment and Australian fauna in their children
Persona #1 (Alex)
Is a student at The University of Queensland, currently studying a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours)
Passionate about conservation
Regularly volunteers on weekend "Koala's Count" surveys run by UQ
Functions
Input details of koala sightings
Survey info
Observation
Automatically analyse the data using pre-programmed algorithms that utilise the historical and current data
Generate a summary of the data based on town, location, and year
View minimum and maximum koalas sighted for a given town over the past 10 years
Comparison of koalas between 2 towns
Total no. of koalas sighted over 2 consecutive years with a percentage change
Developer
Storage of data (koala.csv)
Observation
Date
int
no. of adults
int
no. of sub-adults
int
no. of juveniles
int
Total no. of koalas
int
Survey info
Town
Calooture
Gold Coast
Ipswitch
Koala Coast
Logan
Noosa
Pine Rivers
sting
Survey no.
int
Site no.
int
Survey area
string
LGA
string
Year
int
Limitations and Constraints
Must be a waterproof tablet
Must be a tablet app
Must be a kid friendly tablet
Elements and Principle Designs
Repetition
Banner
Copyright Symbol
Buttons
Colour
Consistent colour and pattern throughout whole app
Elements
Radio Buttons
Buttons
Error messages
Warning messages
Hierarchy
Banner on top of window
Clear fonts indicating what to look at first
Copyright symbol at bottom of window (less important info)
Headers/Titles at top of window
Symmetry
Between the buttons
Between images and tables
Accessibility guidelines
Window titles
Must be different for each window
Must be appropriate for the window
Must appear on the top of each widow
Window headings
Levels on each page have a meaningful hierarchy
Are on each window
Elements
Entry boxes with required formats are clearly indicated
Inputs that are mandatory are clearly indicated
Error messages
Are clear and specific
Do not cause the window to completely reset
Non-mouse navigation
allow sequential access to window elements
are available for entry, radio buttons, etc.