WAYIS
UX Design Study
WAYIS aims to make navigating our earths most beautiful trails more simple and safe by providing guidance on finding the perfect hike and making hikers are prepared for whatever happens. Nature can be unpredictable but WAYIS always has your back.
Challenge
Choosing the right hike can be a labor-intensive task. There are more than 88,600 miles of trail in just the United States alone. Making the wrong choice when selecting a trail can be devastating due to difficulty, weather, and overall preparedness.
Goal
To create an application design that allows a user to easily choose a hike that best suits their needs while keeping them and those around them safe.
Research Goals
Understand who is hiking
Identify frustrations when planning trips or while hiking
Identify what is most important to the hiking community
Analyze current resources for competing applications
Validate the need for an all-encompassing hiking app