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 →
![The parable of the Blind Men and an Elephant can be dated back to the Buddhist text Udana 6.4,[3], around 500 BCE.](https://www.gaiaresources.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/elephant-320x237.png)
Data Science Upskilling Bootcamp
A new and interesting trend is emerging as teachers from all over the world embrace virtual training. It opens many... 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 →
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 →
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 →
NatureLink and the Circular Economy
I had the good fortune to attend two very interesting events recently. And if I learnt anything from these two... Continue reading →
Phenological analysis of Eucalyptus wandoo for honey bee foraging
You can read this post on the Honey Bee Products Cooperative Research Centre site (see http://www.crchoneybeeproducts.com/phenological-analysis-of-eucalyptus-wandoo-for-honey-bee-foraging/). Why not try out... Continue reading →
Reflections of a Hobbyist Beekeeper, Part Two
When Barbara and I previously talked about the research I’ve been working on with the Honey Bee Products Cooperative Research... Continue reading →
Reflections of a Hobbyist Beekeeper, Part One
This week, Barbara, one of our spatial analysts, talks about a special out-of-hours pursuit and how it links to projects... Continue reading →
Researching honey bees, floristics and data management
We’ve been steadily developing our research capacity at Gaia Resources, and as part of that I am now seconded to... Continue reading →
Citizen Science on The Couch
I was recently invited to appear on the TV show – The Couch, as Marnie Giroud’s guest on her Wild... Continue reading →
Monitoring Marri Canker in South West WA
Tuesday was an interesting day. I attended the Australasian Plant Pathology Society (APPS) conference in Fremantle and presented a paper... Continue reading →
Science = ideas + data + communication
Piers’ note: Over the past few years, citizen science has been a significant part of our work here at Gaia... Continue reading →