Phenological analysis of Eucalyptus wandoo for honey bee foraging
As part of the project I’m involved with in the Honey Bee Products Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) I recently delivered a... Continue reading →
A greener cloud…
A few* years ago “the cloud” started to become the popular buzzword, and I’ll always remember AJ quipping that “only... Continue reading →
Big Data and Biodiversity
Last week, the WA Mega Data Cluster ran an event “Big Data for Biodiversity”, which had a range of speakers... Continue reading →
Savanna burning and carbon abatement
A few weeks ago I headed along to the Savanna Fire Forum at Charles Darwin University, and to the subsequent... Continue reading →
Biodiversity informatics future requirements
In a blog from last month I wrote about the good work that’s already been done within individual biodiversity knowledge domains. But... Continue reading →
Launching Wildlife Drones in WA
Deb from Wildlife Drones was in town in mid-December 2018 presenting their integrated wildlife tracking system to Department of Biodiversity,... Continue reading →
Challenge: Dynamic Fungi Field Guide
You hopefully read last October’s blog post on visualising available data on the collecting history of Leadbeater’s Possum in the... Continue reading →
Giving back to the Environment
I thought I’d expand upon the previous blog post that mentioned our Perth Christmas function was held at Cottesloe, helping... Continue reading →
Merry Christmas!
Today (Friday 21st December) is the last day of our working year here at Gaia Resources, and we’re off to... Continue reading →
Delivering on collaboration
Since our last blog back in September about the BioSys work we had been finalising with the NSW Office of... Continue reading →
Threatened species – mapping stories
I attended the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub Roadshow recently, hosted by WA’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Science Division. The... Continue reading →
StateNRM takes GRID to the next level with GRID Grants
Recently we completed the first phase of a really rewarding project with the State NRM Office that was all about... Continue reading →
Controlling Mosquitoes with Technology
Last week I was at the Mosquito Control Association of Australia (MCAA) conference in Tweed Heads, presenting an update on... Continue reading →
Dieback Information Group Conference 2018
I recently attended the 17th annual Dieback Information Group Conference 2018. Themed Working together – combating plant disease through collaboration.... Continue reading →
Greener rocks…
As a geologist in the early years of my career (see right*), there was a prevailing theory that the “hard... Continue reading →
Reusable Coffee Cups: 18 months on
The morning coffee rush is a familiar sight at any café. Baristas bustle behind their machines, scrawl names on plastic... Continue reading →
BCCVL Workshops
Over the past few weeks we’ve attended a couple of different events hosted by Biodiversity and Climate Change Virtual Laboratory... Continue reading →
Symposium on Flora and Vegetation Surveys
Chris and I each attended a day of this Symposium that aimed to explore the issues surrounding flora and vegetation... Continue reading →
A disturbance in the force
With over $12 billion dollars in new mining projects coming on board and likely to proceed (Business News Western Australia,... Continue reading →
Free QGIS Online Training
Well, that just happened. We have just taken our entire Environmental Quantum GIS (QGIS) training course and offered it free... Continue reading →