Explain location access
Help the user understand why position information is needed.
Clearer awareness
begins with people.
Traffic Safety is intended for people who want understandable road awareness and location based information in a clear mobile experience.
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A location based product needs people to understand its information and its limits.
Indexial focuses on maps, speed context, relevant records and alerts that fit an understandable mobile journey.
Permissions, missing GPS readings, unavailable mapping services and stale information all need clear interface states.
An understandable experience
Help users know what the application can show.
The product direction considers what information is available, what is uncertain and what a person needs to understand before relying on a display.
Location permissionsGPS readingsMapping availabilityRecord freshnessAudience needsInformation limits
How we think
about usability.
Clear, practical states across the location and information journey.
Handle the available reading
Communicate missing or inaccurate GPS information clearly.
Describe what is known
Distinguish measured speed, estimated information and unavailable records.
Make attention worthwhile
Consider timely alerts without unnecessary repetition.
Human by design
Technology should support practical road awareness.
Maps and alerts provide additional context. The experience should communicate its information sources, available coverage and uncertainty in understandable terms.
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