2025 - 2026
Conservation / Natural Resources / GIS
Solutions
Project Overview
Wildlife-vehicle collisions are one of the leading threats to wildlife on Sanibel Island. While individual reports provide valuable observations, meaningful conservation action requires consistent data collection, centralized information management, and accessible analysis.
Hammerhead Technology partnered with the City of Sanibel Natural Resources Department to design and implement a comprehensive wildlife incident management platform that standardizes reporting, supports internal decision-making, and increases public awareness through interactive mapping and dashboards.
Challenge
Wildlife incidents were being collected from multiple sources.
Historical records needed to be preserved.
Identifying collision hotspots was difficult.
Staff needed better reporting tools.
The community had limited visibility into wildlife mortality trends.
Solution
We developed a complete wildlife incident management system including:
Mobile field reporting
Standardized data collection
Historical data migration
GIS mapping
Internal management dashboard
Public transparency dashboard
Species analytics
Road hotspot analysis
Administrative workflows
Digital Wildlife Reporting
Standardized mobile reporting from the field, with autocomplete species and status, GPS location and photo uploads.
Historical Data Integration
Unified years of historical wildlife records into a single database.
Public Dashboard
Provide residents and visitors with transparent access to wildlife incident information.
Administrative Dashboard
Secure tools for staff to manage, validate, and analyze incident reports.
Outcome & Impact
Following the initial implementation, the project has continued to evolve as an important conservation resource for the City of Sanibel.
Highlights include:
Public Wildlife Dashboard launched.
Wildlife safety signs installed using data-informed locations.
Improved transparency for residents and visitors.
Better decision-making using real incident data.
Long-term wildlife monitoring established.
Centralized reporting process adopted by staff.
Collecting wildlife incident data is only the beginning.
The City of Sanibel has used information generated through the platform to improve public awareness and support conservation initiatives. Insights from incident patterns contributed to the placement of new wildlife safety signs, while the launch of a public-facing dashboard allows residents and visitors to better understand local wildlife challenges.
This demonstrates how reliable information can support informed decisions and create measurable conservation outcomes.
By combining standardized data collection, GIS analysis, and public transparency, the City of Sanibel now has a scalable platform that supports conservation planning, community engagement, and long-term wildlife management. The project continues to evolve as new data is collected and new conservation initiatives are implemented.