IBIS
IBIS stands for Injured Bird Information System. The project began when one of our principals, Stacy, and her husband Ed helped rescue a mother duck and 12 ducklings who had gotten disoriented and stuck in the middle of a highway.
Not knowing what to do to help the ducks, they called Chicago Bird Collision Monitors who got the ducks to safety. Soon after, Stacy and Ed discovered that the texting system the organization was using to organize its volunteers meant that every volunteer got every notification independent of their specialty, equipment, available, or location. IBIS was built to solve this.
Volunteers can now easily sign in and out and set their capabilities and location. This will lead to lower volunteer burn out, faster responses, and more rescued birds.