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Redesigning the GIS Interfacefor Precision and Clarity

We migrated a legacy GIS to web by redesigning its core interaction: where users once fought nested menus, they now engage directly with their data through contextual tools, intelligent layer management, and a map that responds like a collaborator. This isn't a simplified viewer; it's the full analytical power of a professional GIS, rethought for clarity and flow.

Project Overview

This was a focused UI/UX migration project where we reimagined how GIS professionals interact with spatial data.

Moving beyond toolbar clutter and nested menus, we created a map-centric interface that puts spatial relationships first. Our design enables experts to visualize multiple data layers, perform precise measurements, and conduct advanced analysis through intuitive controls that feel both powerful and natural.

Our Challenges

The core design challenge was creating a data visualization system that served expert users - GIS analysts, urban planners, environmental scientists, without oversimplifying the complexity they require.

These professionals don't just view maps; they interrogate spatial relationships, density, distribution, and layered data. Our challenge was to visualize multi-dimensional spatial data in a way that was immediately insightful yet allowed for deep, precise exploration.

Service

UI/UX Design

Platform

Web App

Team size

1 person

Industry

Geospatial Technology

Key Capabilities

Seamless Data Migration

This feature allows for the centralized collection, storage, and organization of diverse spatial data formats. It provides a structured repository for geographic information, enabling users to efficiently manage large datasets, attach metadata, and ensure data integrity for all subsequent analysis and visualization tasks.

Advanced Map Visualization

Going beyond standard maps, this capability renders multiple data layers, such as heatmaps, contours, and polygons - on an interactive canvas. Users can toggle layers and adjust transparency to uncover spatial relationships and patterns, transforming raw data into actionable visual insights directly on the map.

In-depth Spatial Analysis

This powerful suite of tools enables users to perform complex calculations like distance measurement, area calculation, and density analysis. By analyzing the relationships between different geographic features, it provides critical answers that support informed decision-making in planning and development.

Streamlined Measurement Workflows

This capability supports end-to-end project management by allowing users to save analysis scenarios, manage workspaces, and view data through integrated dashboards. It optimizes the user experience by creating a seamless, repeatable workflow for complex, multi-stage geospatial projects.

Our Solutions

We focused on one principle: the interface should act as a skilled assistant, not an obstacle. Our solutions centered on making complex spatial operations direct and contextual—turning the map from a passive display into an active workspace. This meant designing tools that appear where they're needed, and interactions that mirror how a GIS professional's mind works.

Map-First Interface

We use vivid colors and lively interfaces to reflect the excitement of social venues, making digital interactions dynamic.

Tools for Advanced Analysis

QR code login for in-venue tablets eliminates friction, enabling quick participation and connecting the digital app to physical venues.

Workflow-Ready Workspace

Proximity-based matching and group visibility enhance social presence, fostering trust and encouraging real-time interactions.

Expert-Driven UX

Our gamified point economy links rewards to meaningful actions like matching and gifting, ensuring a fair and engaging user experience.

Our Roles

Requirement Analysis
UI/UX & Prototyping

The Results

Our focused UI/UX redesign successfully transformed the platform from a legacy system into an intuitive web application that professionals enjoy using. The visual and interaction framework we delivered created a working environment where complex analysis feels straightforward and intentional.

Greater Spatial Clarity: Users now interact with the map as the primary workspace, helping them interpret data faster and stay oriented during complex tasks.
Confident Analysis: The redesigned flows turn advanced filtering, inspection, and comparison into smoother actions that reduce cognitive load and improve accuracy.
Improved Usability for Expert Users: Precision-focused UX decisions make the platform feel more consistent, reliable, and customizable, supporting technical users without getting in their way.