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S.P.O.T. Saving Pets On Time

S.P.O.T. Saving Pets On Time. A standardized communication network for a quick and comprehensive recovery in placement of pets. CS410 Red Team Professor Janet Brunelle Milestone 1 Presentation April 15, 2010. Red Team. Or’Sasha Brooks Project Manager. Mark Hall Financial Specialist.

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S.P.O.T. Saving Pets On Time

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  1. S.P.O.T.Saving Pets On Time A standardized communication network for a quick and comprehensive recovery in placement of pets CS410 Red Team Professor Janet Brunelle Milestone1 Presentation April 15, 2010

  2. Red Team Or’Sasha Brooks Project Manager Mark Hall Financial Specialist Katherine Kenyon Marketing Specialist Adam Heishman Software Specialist Eli Leyman Hardware Specialist John Sofranac Web Developer Christopher Meir Documentation Specialist Ralph Horn Animal Control Officer Anne Wheeler Portsmouth Humane Society Associate S.P.O.T.

  3. Who’s Best For The Position • Or‘Sasha Brooks - Project Manager • Leadership Certificate (April 2009), previous management experience, is organized and responsible • Adam Heishman - Software Specialist • Architecture and design knowledge • Katherine Kenyon – Marketing Specialist - Quantitative analysis, good research skills • Mark Hall - Financial Specialist - Great researching skills, good with numbers • Ely Leyman- Hardware Specialist - Architecture and design knowledge • John Sofranac -Web Developer -Experience with HTML, CSS • Christopher Meier - Documentation Specialist - Creative, Experience with CS4 S.P.O.T.

  4. Problem Statement Agencies that support lost or unwanted animals lack a sufficient communication network. S.P.O.T.

  5. Overcrowding Effects on Animals • Animal begin fighting. • Animals become overstressed. • Animals become more prone to diseases. ex: Kennel Cough • Innocent animals are euthanized. Source: ASPCA S.P.O.T.

  6. Owner’s Holding Costs Per Day Dollars Source: Anne Wheeler S.P.O.T.

  7. Average Shelter Costs • 15,000 lbs of food consumed each year • 14,000 lbs of cat litter • $25.00 daily cost to feed and house a dog • $18.00 daily cost to feed and house a cat 1 • Over $2 billion is spent annually by local governments to shelter and ultimately destroy 8-10 million adoptable dogs and cats due to shortage of homes 2 Resources: Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley1 Pawprints and Purrs, Inc 2 S.P.O.T.

  8. Number of Pets Entering Animal Shelters Per Year 41.7% 58.3% Source: ASPCA S.P.O.T.

  9. SPCA Animals Source: Ralph Horn S.P.O.T.

  10. Before S.P.O.T. Animal S.P.O.T.

  11. S.P.O.T. Provides a standardized communicationnetwork for a quick and comprehensive recovery in placement of pets while reducing costs, suffering, and the number of deaths. S.P.O.T.

  12. With S.P.O.T. S.P.O.T.

  13. S.P.O.T.

  14. Customers • Pet Owners • SPCA • Independent Shelters • Rescue Groups • Animal Control S.P.O.T.

  15. Benefits • More pets in homes (less strays) • “It is impossible to determine how many stray dogs and cats live in the United States; estimates for cats alone range up to 70 million. – that is almost as many as the number of cats that are in homes (80 million)”1 • Less pets are euthanized, lives are saved. • Lost pets are reunited with owners. • Promotes the SPCA - Donations -Save money Source: 1ASPCA S.P.O.T.

  16. S.P.O.T. Has It All!

  17. What will the customer need in order to use this product? • Hardware -needs a device with an Internet connection could be a phone, computer, or other device • Software -needs a web browser with support components used in the website could be Mozilla, Internet Explorer, or other browsers S.P.O.T.

  18. What hardware and software will be required to build it? • Hardware -High speed Internet connection to physically access data could be provided by an ISP -Storage device that can serve simultaneous requests for access could be provided by a server with hard drive • Software -Database software that can store and retrieve information on storage device could be provided by Oracle or MySQL -Web interface to information stored on database could be provided by HTML, Javascript and PHP S.P.O.T.

  19. Database Schema S.P.O.T.

  20. Reporting Comes In Three Varieties • Trending gives statistical analyses over a given timeframe for any number of data factors (IE How many black cats adopted on October 31st, 2009?). • Occupancy returns lists of animals, limited via the various parameters, similar to performing a search using the website. • At-risk evaluations allow polling of owners that have exceeded a limit on an “at-risk” activity and may be investigated. S.P.O.T.

  21. Website Layout for Superuser S.P.O.T.

  22. Website Layout for Administrative User S.P.O.T.

  23. Website Layout for Registered User S.P.O.T.

  24. Website layout for Limited User S.P.O.T.

  25. Innovation Using Data Mining S.P.O.T.

  26. Search Algorithm S.P.O.T.’s search algorithm will first determine all zip codes within the search radius entered, the given zip code being the center point. It will then scan entries that match the location, then eliminate potential matches based on species, then gender, then breed and finally age. S.P.O.T.

  27. Insertion of Pet Into System S.P.O.T.

  28. New User Registration S.P.O.T.

  29. Remove Pet from System S.P.O.T.

  30. Search for Pets in System S.P.O.T.

  31. Sign up for Alerts S.P.O.T.

  32. Work Breakdown Structure S.P.O.T.

  33. Market Size • There are about 5,000 independent community animal shelters nationwide 1 • About 63 percent of all households in the United States have a pet. • About 75 million dogs and about 85 million cats are owned in the United States. • In 2006, nearly half of pet owners, or 49.7%, considered their pets to be family members. 2 Source: 1 ASPCA.org 2U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook S.P.O.T.

  34. Estimated 2010 Sales within the U.S. Market • For 2010, it estimated that $47.7 billion will be spent on our pets in the U.S. • Breakdown:                                           Food                                                $18.28 billion Supplies/OTC Medicine                $11.01 billionVet Care                                          $12.79 billionLive animal purchases                   $2.21 billionPet Services: grooming & boarding $3.45 billion  Source: APPA S.P.O.T.

  35. Phase 2: Staffing Requirements Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics S.P.O.T.

  36. Phase 2: Hardware Requirements S.P.O.T.

  37. Budget Overview S.P.O.T.

  38. Price Line • S.P.O.T. will be free to use as a browser for the general public • It will also receive money from each shelter adoption from a monthly charge of $475.00 • In addition, S.P.O.T. will offer an option to help support the service via donations • Many pet companies, such as Iams or Purina, may pay to advertise on the website as well S.P.O.T.

  39. Break Even Analysis • $475/month charge for each shelter • 24 shelters total • Overall initial investment: $86,339.98 • Breaks even at the 8th month ending the month at $91,200.00 S.P.O.T.

  40. Return on Investment • SPCA • More animals adopted • Less costs for feeding/euthanizing/body disposals of animals • More freed space • More donations from happy patrons • Profits from data mining • Discover animal abuse • Animal factories • Negligent pet owners • Statistical Data • Adoptions statistics (breed, shelter, location, etc) • End-User (Pet Owner) • Increased chance of being reunited with lost pets • Find lost pets faster • Search available pets for adoption S.P.O.T.

  41. What Are The Risks? S.P.O.T.

  42. Save the Animals S.P.O.T.

  43. References • Adopt-a-pet.com. (2004). Adopt A Pet. Retrieved March 30, 2010 from http://www.adoptapet.com/ • Animal Shelter of the Wood Valley. Shelter Facts and Figures. Retrieved April 12, 2010, from http://www.animalshelterwrv.org/faqs.php. • ASPCA | Pet Statistics. (n.d.). ASPCA: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Retrieved March 31, 2010, from http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-statistics.html • Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupation o f Labor Statistics. Retrieved on April 12, 2010, from http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/oes_va.htm#b15-0000 • Industry Statistics & Trends. (n.d.). Welcome to the American Pet Products Association (APPA). Retrieved March 31, 2010, from http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp • Horn, Ralph. Personal Interview. Mathews County Animal Control, Mathews, VA, March 15, 2010. • Market research statistics - U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook. (n.d.). American Veterinary Medical Association. Retrieved March 31, 2010, from http://www.avma.org/reference/marketstats/sourcebook.asp • NCPPSP - Featured Research. (n.d.). National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy. Retrieved March 31, 2010, from http://www.petpopulation.org/research.html • Pawprint and Purrs, Inc. Education the key to awareness. Retrieved April 14, 2010 from Pawprints and Purrs, Inc • Wheeler, Anne. Portsmouth Humane Society, Portsmouth, VA. March 16,2010. S.P.O.T.

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