The following links are similar projects to ours that will help us get ideas and technological insights to furthering our project, aswell as a few video tutorials
This is a project that uses QR codes to pull up a dogs profile when scanned similar to what we are trying to do
Similar to the previous links QR system but provides much more detailed medical information on the pet
http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/15/mobipettags-animal-identification-tags-review/
A crowdsourcing app that allows people to take a picture of a pet and will notify people in your area registered of the pic you took, they may then respond if it is their pet
https://www.facebook.com/lostpettracker/info
A GPS system that allows you to track your pet.
http://www.pettracker.com/pet-gps/tagg-dog-tracking-features
Facial recognization app that allows someone to take a picture of a dog and check a database for a match to that pet
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Lost-Dog-Theres-an-App-For-That-215747131.html
(apps website for facial scanning)
http://findingrover.com/