Matcher
University lost & found

Lose it on campus? Find it here.

Report a lost or found item and our matcher compares every report to surface potential matches — with a confidence score and a plain-English breakdown of why.

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Open lost reports–
Open found reports–
Suggested matches–
Strong matches–≥ 65% confidence

How it works

1 · Report it

Tell us what you lost or found — what it looks like, where, and when.

2 · We compare

Every new report is checked against all open reports of the opposite kind.

3 · You connect

See ranked potential matches with a score breakdown, then contact each other.

What makes a match?

Each pair of reports is scored on five criteria. The weights below decide how much each one contributes to the final 0–100% score.

category
Is it the same kind of thing?
30%
color
Do the colors agree (dark ≈ black)?
20%
location
Were both seen in the same place?
25%
time
Were they lost and found close together?
15%
description
Do the words in the reports overlap?
10%

How strong is strong?

Scores map to three tiers, and strong matches trigger an automatic email to both reporters.

≥ 65% — Strong match
High confidence. Both reporters are emailed automatically.
40–64% — Possible match
Several details line up. Shown in the list, no email.
25–39% — Weak match
A few details overlap. Kept in the list but easy to ignore.
Below 25%
Not stored as a match at all — too noisy to show.

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