Case Study: San Diego Zoo achieves faster, more accurate conservation research with Flowfinity Wireless Inc.

San Diego Zoo Global Improves Efficiency of Conservation Research

San Diego Zoo, through its Institute for Conservation Research, needed a better way to monitor roughly 2,000 coastal nests and chick measurements during the nesting season. Field teams were carrying 25‑page paper lists, writing new observations on forms, and later transcribing everything into spreadsheets, which was slow, error‑prone and left them unable to verify past data in areas without network coverage. To address this, they chose Flowfinity Wireless Inc.’s enterprise mobile app and workflow solution (Flowfinity) deployed on iPad.

Flowfinity Wireless Inc. delivered custom, offline‑capable Flowfinity apps that let researchers pull up past records in the field, record banding and growth data, and generate standardized reports. The solution eliminated handwriting and transcription errors, enabled instant offline searches through thousands of records, and saved about 10 hours per week in data entry and admin work, while cutting the lengthy end‑of‑season cleanups (previously ~40 hours) and speeding reporting to partners.

San Diego Zoo

Jeanette Boylan

Conservation Program Manager