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 →
Archives Search changing customers lives at the Queensland State Archives
I walked into the quiet, near-empty Reading Room at the Queensland State Archives (QSA) recently. Approaching the staff I stated... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
CHIN Collection Management System review: our summary
Back in 2017 the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) embarked on a vendor survey of Collection Management System software capabilities... 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 →
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 →
BioSys and National Collaboration
In August 2015 I published a blog about a pilot for the BioSys software that we had developed with the... Continue reading →
MicroBlitz 2018 re-launch
I recently attended the re-launch of the MicroBlitz project, where the apps and website we re-built for them were one... Continue reading →
Getting to the root of a problem
Supporting a software product takes a lot of work – and it is not always clear where the effort needs... Continue reading →
Serverless Architecture at the Small Scale
On Saturday, 16th September 2017, DDD Perth was held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. DDD is one of... Continue reading →
Wildcare Helpline
Another of our apps for the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (formerly the Department of Parks and Wildlife) has... Continue reading →
Filtering in GRID
As a project manager at Gaia Resources, I work on a range of projects involving development of environmentally focused systems,... Continue reading →
Meet the “juniors”
Piers’ note: I’ve been asking for this from them for a few weeks, but since they haven’t provided it, I’ve... Continue reading →
Black-Cockatoo Community Wisdom Survey
BirdLife Western Australia’s Southwest Black-Cockatoo Recovery Program has been working with local communities, landholders and land managers since 2001 to research,... Continue reading →
More welcomes!
Piers’ note: Two things happened at the end of last year – we hired Chris and shamed Shay into finally writing... Continue reading →
NACC and GRID
We have recently implemented another instance of our Geographic & Reporting Information Database (GRID) product – this time for the... Continue reading →
The Disadvantages of Open Source
(Yes, this is a clickbait title) I heard a phrase recently which was really upsetting: “What are the disadvantages of... Continue reading →