Development of a Cross-Platform Cloud-Based logbook and Booking Platform for Diving Enthusiasts

The client faces challenges in providing a seamless, multi-device logging and booking experience for scuba divers, integrating dive computer data, marine databases, and advanced reporting capabilities. Existing solutions lack comprehensive integration, scalability, and user engagement features essential for a modern digital diving platform targeting an international audience.

A global recreational travel and activity platform provider specializing in diving experiences, aiming to digitize dive logging, trip planning, and booking services for scuba diving enthusiasts and dive operators.

• Develop a robust, cross-platform cloud application enabling users to log and track dives across web and mobile devices.
• Implement synchronization of dive data, photos, and settings to ensure a consistent user experience.
• Create advanced reporting tools for analyzing dive patterns, generating statistics, and customizing dashboards.
• Integrate detailed marine and species databases, with filtering and search capabilities to enhance trip planning.
• Enable booking functionality with rich filtering options for dive trips, accommodations, and related services.
• Support integration with over 100 dive computers for automatic log import and synchronization.
• Incorporate collaborative features allowing dive instructors and experienced divers to verify and share dive logs.
• Design for scalability to accommodate a large user base (e.g., over 75,000 active users) and extensive dive site data.

• Cross-platform access via web and mobile applications
• Real-time synchronization of dive logs, photos, and settings across devices
• Interactive marine and species database with advanced filtering
• Integration with multiple industry-standard dive computers for automatic data upload
• Advanced reporting and dashboard customization tools
• Trip and resort search, filtering, and booking capabilities
• Payment processing with multiple options
• Role-based access for dive instructors to validate logs and communicate with divers
• Mapping interface for pinning and visualizing dive sites
• Scalable cloud infrastructure supporting high user concurrency and data volume

• Dive computer manufacturers' APIs for automatic log uploads
• Marine database services for species and habitat information
• Payment gateways for booking transactions
• Mapping services for site visualization (e.g., Google Maps, Mapbox)

• Scalability to support over 75,000 active users with peak loads
• High availability and minimal downtime
• Responsive performance with page load times under 3 seconds
• Data security and compliance with relevant privacy standards
• Extensible architecture to support future feature additions

The new platform aims to empower divers with a comprehensive digital solution, resulting in increased user engagement and retention. Target outcomes include onboarding over 75,000 active users, facilitating thousands of dive trip bookings, and enabling detailed dive activity analysis, ultimately strengthening the client’s position as a leading global dive travel and logging provider.