Our mobile apps – a recap
Following on from our recent posts on the NAFI Fire Information and Slug Sleuth apps, we thought it would be... Continue reading →
About Alex Chapman
Alex Chapman is a botanist with a specialty in bioinformatics. He has worked with Australian collections for over 30 years and joins Gaia Resources as our Consulting Scientist.
Slug Sleuth mobile app updates
Following on from last week’s blog on the launch of the NAFI Fire Information app, we thought we’d mention some... Continue reading →
The data science of plant trait data
Data Science is a large and growing multidisciplinary field that employs scientific method, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge... Continue reading →
TDWG 2020 Conference – avenues into integration
The Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) annual conference was, like so many others, an online-only experience. With an audience of uber-nerds... Continue reading →
Twenty Years of Descriptive Data
As part of his ongoing series of retrospectives on the development of significant biodiversity data sets in Western Australia, Alex... Continue reading →
Evidence-based planning for resilient World Heritage Areas
Yesterday I attended an online event discussing planning for resilient World Heritage Areas, focussing on case studies in the Gondwanan... Continue reading →
Supporting Emergency Services
Regular readers of our posts will already know of Gaia Resources involvement in the development of the Essential Services Volunteers... Continue reading →
Archives and RetroMaps
I attended a recent presentation organised by the National Archives of Australia (NAA) at their Perth offices in Northbridge, entitled... Continue reading →
Biodiversity Information Standards 2020 Virtual Conference
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) is a not-for-profit, scientific and educational association formed to establish international collaboration among the creators, managers... Continue reading →
Latest on the Essential Service Volunteers App
You may have read about Gaia Resources involvement in the development of the Essential Services Volunteers app previously this year.... Continue reading →
Drones for Wildlife
Over the last couple of years, Gaia Resources developed a desktop app for the team at Wildlife Drones to act... Continue reading →
Twenty years of WA floristic data
I’ve been with Gaia Resources for six years now (!), and grateful to have found a home where my specialist... Continue reading →
Current biodiversity initiatives in Australia
I recently attended an online forum presenting the outcomes of a major review of Australia’s taxonomic resources, as part of... Continue reading →
Essential Service Volunteers App
In late 2019, Gaia Resources answered a call from the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades WA, who were seeking a partner... Continue reading →
Testing GRID in the field
Tracey spent two days in Albany recently, undertaking Geographic and Reporting Information Database (GRID) Administrator training for the South Coast... Continue reading →
Our Subject Matter Experts
As an environmental technology company, the majority of our team are highly-qualified software engineers, spatial analysts or well-experienced project managers.... Continue reading →
She {Codes} and PyLadies
Professional development is beneficial for our team members and important to Gaia Resources. Here are some recent examples from our... Continue reading →
The Data Challenge for (Citizen) Science
DATA. It takes centre stage for all science projects – its definition, collection, organisation, analysis and as a significant part... Continue reading →
Summer QGIS Training Courses
Summer is often a time for environmental practitioners and land managers to stay in the office, process the previous year’s... Continue reading →
Recent advances for citizen science apps
As part of our work in the field of Citizen Science we attempt to keep abreast of new initiatives; two... Continue reading →
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