Post on 09-Jul-2020
Data Landing Page Current State
All users can currently do on
our site is download
Users are referred to
Earthdata to subset,
reformat or reproject.
Users struggle with the terms
used in the “Get Data” box
Research Process
Blink performed initial research
Ten scientist participants with a variety of backgrounds and skill levels
Questions vetted and supplemented by NSIDC
Post-research, both NSIDC and Blink created wireframes
Both sets of wireframes were tested, to compare and contrast
Seven participants; many were from previous research group
Final wireframes incorporated feedback on both proposals
Research HighlightsHow our users work
Participants frequently used scripting for visualizations
Participants used both web interface and scripting to access data
Python users were interested in sharing and working with others
Participants were interested in support for cloud functionality
Processing and sharing
Some security access concerns
Participants were split over file browsing on the data landing page
Users want an option to view a list of files for individual download
Participants wanted to see a demonstration of the data in use
Research HighlightsTechnology in hand
Participants all used larger monitors (25 inches or more)
90% Macs
Occasional need to use laptop without monitor (e.g., airports)
Points to a need to better utilize screen real estate
Participants would use mobile, but only for documentation
Ensure site is responsive for all documentation
Avoid PDFs
Wireframe TestingDownload Data page
Retractable
sidebarFile list updates as filtered
(would also like reverse)
Spatial filtering via
polygon drawing tool
Highlight key
information
Expose version
information
Widen page
layout
Temporal filtering
Wireframe TestingDownload Data page
Upload a shape file to
spatial tool
Keep summary
info in view
String search
file names
Rename to
“Download Data”
Save search filters
Total file size
Wireframe TestingDownload Data page
Select a geographic
entity (e.g., Greenland)
Onsite
Earthdata login
Save to cloud
(Google/Dropbox)
Rename to
“Download Data”
Download scriptsDownload zipped
file(s)
Subscribe to
dataset
Wireframe TestingUser Profile & Order Info
Pending order
info
Saved searches,
subscriptions
Intuitive access
to profile when
logged in
Order history
Wireframe TestingSidebar preferences, numbered
Favorites (1)• Currently, most users
rely on Google / type-
ahead
Related Data (3)• Also mentioned in 2016
study
Forums / Discussions
(5)
Citation List (2)• Also mentioned in 2016
study
Code Sharing (4)• GitHub, StackExchange
or home grown
Wireframe TestingOther approved features
User Guide TOC and Search
Sample visualization
Real time, downloadable citations
Base research citation
Sample visualization with code
Alerts
Autorun
Processing time
API/OpenDAP info links
Next Steps
File type filter
Q & AStephanie Heacox
UX Project Lead, NSIDC
Stephanie.Heacox@nsidc.org
Data Set Links:
https://staging.nsidc.org/data/NSIDC-0724
https://staging.nsidc.org/data/NSIDC-0642
https://staging.nsidc.org/data/SPL2SMP
https://staging.nsidc.org/data/MYD10_L2
https://staging.nsidc.org/data/MOD10_L2