iSchool Capstone

Food in Motion

Project tags:

mobile or web development

ux & interaction design

Service Award
Project poster

OPERATION SACK LUNCH (OSL) is one of the largest food rescue organizations in Seattle. They rescue food throughout the greater Seattle area with refrigerated trucks, seven days a week. However, this process involved lots of tedious paperwork. Every food donation is categorized and documented, which becomes a huge time cost for the organization and donors. With our Food in Motion application, donations are entered electronically and pickups are tracked in real time by OSL management. Our application features three aspects for each three parties of our audience: donors, OSL drivers, and OSL managers. Donors can request pickups, input their donations in advance, and communicate with their drivers. Drivers can view their pickup schedule and navigate to pickup sites. With our application, the process of collecting donated food becomes more streamlined and efficient so OSL has more time to collect donations from other donors.

Project participants:

Kenny Raymond

Informatics

Drew Khaw

Informatics

Megh Vakharia

Informatics