Case Study: Great Maya Aquifer achieves 80% improved inventory management and mobile-first field documentation with Claris FileMaker

Scientists find underwater wonders in Yucatan Peninsula

Great Maya Aquifer (GAM), an underwater archaeological research project led by Guillermo de Anda, explores caves and cenotes in the Yucatán with international partners to document rare archaeological and paleontological finds. The team struggled with manual, spreadsheet‑based data collection in remote, flooded cave environments and needed a reliable way to capture, catalog, and share field discoveries.

Claris Partner Creative Databases built a FileMaker-based, mobile-first app (with FileMaker Go) to centralize multimedia records, automate inventory control, and enable secure, geolocated data entry from iPads and iPhones. The solution streamlined workflows, improved information capture and inventory management by 80%, and freed researchers to focus on deeper exploration and analysis.

Great Maya Aquifer

Guillermo De Anda

Underwater Archeologist