ISIS built the ZIMS application based on input from aquarium professionals
The ZIMS platform is the first online, real-time aquatic data management software designed specifically to serve the needs of aquariums for animal management, research and conservation planning.
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ZIMS will allow my aquarists to learn from the experiences of others in the field in ways they currently can’t. We will be able to share animal health records, water quality trends and treatment success between institutions, allowing aquarists to learn from others’ experiences in real time – and in context of the aquarium world.” |
– Tim Carpenter | |
Curator of Fish and Invertebrates
Seattle Aquarium
ZIMS consultant |
Organize, Integrate, Analyze
the information you need daily
In addition to providing comprehensive population oversight information, ZIMS will allow you to integrate multiple independent sets of existing zoo and aquarium animal, medical and environmental information, giving you full control and access to your data. Reports allow you to output this information in a format that makes sense to you.
The ZIMS application both feeds information into, and allows you to access the shared ISIS knowledge-base of basic biologic information and best practices on more than 2.6 million animals –10,000 species. More than 800 zoological institutions worldwide are a part of the ISIS network. The experience of more than 20,000 professionals in animal management is at the fingertips of ZIMS users. Your animal management and welfare objectives are based on collective information.
ZIMS will: