Goals of the animal tracking application

For many years, the wild animal park grew successfully with paper-based record keeping combined with isolated computer-based procedures. Recently, however, employees noticed a number of redundant or inefficient processes, so the park staff decided to use  to automate the following processes:

• Tracking and managing animals associated with the park
• Tracking and managing public relations, such as attendance statistics, public inquiries, membership renewals, and group tour information
• Tracking and managing the maintenance of on-site visitor facilities, including snack bars, restrooms, first-aid stations, and park transit systems
• Managing the botanical gardens adjacent to the park

The park needs to accomplish these goals with the animal-tracking application:

• Track the type and number of animals grouped together in enclosures.
• Track births, deaths, acquisitions, trades, and sales.
• Track daily observations of each animal, including behavior and medical condition.
• Track the complete medical history of each animal, including preventive care such as dental work, vaccinations, and parasite checks.
• Track animal feeding.
• Immediately alert the veterinary staff about medical emergencies.
• Alert the animal handlers if any animal escapes its enclosure.

All these goals relate to tracking animals throughout their life at the park, as shown in the following figure.

Animal tracking overview