Biodiversity spatial data challenges and solutions
In this blog, we’ll explore some of the challenges and solutions around managing the spatial aspects of biodiversity data. Claire... Continue reading →
Satellite platforms: free and open data for environmental monitoring
My colleague Rocio recently wrote about her team winning a NASA global hackathon, with their prototype solution to monitor movement... Continue reading →
Open source software and open data
Perth is about to host the FOSS4G Oceania Conference (Perth Hub) on 12-13 November 2021, and up here in Darwin I’m... Continue reading →
Greener business: Cumulative positive impacts for the environment
Any business can make a significant and meaningful contribution to minimising our collective environmental footprint. We’ve been looking cumulatively at... Continue reading →
A platform for monitoring forest canopy cover
We recently completed a technical investigation into leveraging Sentinel satellite imagery for monitoring forest canopy cover in forested areas in... Continue reading →
Spicing up work life with a bit of field work
Sometimes shaking things up a bit in your job is exactly the ticket you need. I had that opportunity recently... Continue reading →
Artificial Intelligence for fish species identification
As we wrote in our previous blog, the “Counting Fish” challenge was put forward by the Australian Institute of Marine... Continue reading →
Checking in with our (spatial) Data Scientists
Our Data Science team meet regularly to talk about our workloads, upcoming projects and emerging technologies. With software engineers, business... Continue reading →
The NAFI app is changing the way work is planned in the field
Controlled burning is underway across the western and central parts of tropical north Australia. As we move into the dry... Continue reading →
Fire information app launch
Today marks the launch of the NAFI Fire Information app by the team at Charles Darwin University (CDU) responsible for maintaining Northern... Continue reading →
Counting fish – supporting research at the Australian Institute of Marine Science
You may have heard the news on Tuesday from the Commonwealth government media release where the Minister for Industry, Science and... Continue reading →
Recap on the Territory NRM conference
This is a recap of the Territory NRM conference I went along to on the 17-19 November – but I... Continue reading →
Preview of the Territory NRM Conference 2020
The Territory NRM 2020 conference will be kicking off in Darwin on 17 November, and Chris will be teaming up with Rohan... Continue reading →
Fire mapping QGIS plugin
Within my first two weeks of moving to Darwin, Rohan Fisher from the Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research invited me... Continue reading →
The rise of Webinars
We’ve talked in previous blogs about adapting working arrangements in the face of these really challenging times, but I’m not sure... Continue reading →
Marine Parks WA app gets an uplift
With the support and collaboration of Parks Australia‘s Australian Marine Parks team and Rachel Hutton at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation... Continue reading →
Plugging into data and map automation in QGIS 3
The staff at Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) have been using QGIS as an operational tool for mapping and analysis... Continue reading →
Savanna Fire Forum Review
Well, the sun has set on another Savanna Fire Forum, and what a sunset delegates were treated to in Darwin... Continue reading →
Savanna Fire Forum Preview
This week I am attending the North Australia Savanna Fire Forum, a two-day meeting that aims to facilitate discussion and... Continue reading →
Technology and Environmental Regulation
I was recently asked the question: what can a technology company do for environmental regulation? It’s a great question and... Continue reading →
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