This involved reviewing three systems – the specimen management system HOLTZE, the Vegetation Site Database and the Flora NT external website – to develop an understanding of the current state.  Through workshops and interviews a baseline of the system capacity was established, as well as the strategic imperatives for the future of the systems.  This project also included considerable review of data types and data standards within these systems.

Once this was determined, an evaluation of the options for moving these systems forward was developed, that was undertaken against a robust evaluation framework, developed from the baseline.

Through an interactive process, the roadmap was then developed in conjunction with the key NT government decision making staff, so that a clear path towards the future state could be developed collaboratively.

The post Northern Territory Flora Systems Review appeared first on Gaia Resources.

• Developing interactive web maps to visualise project locations and key data points for New Energy initiatives.
• Creating customised GIS applications to assist in project planning, site selection, and resource optimization.
• Conducting geospatial analysis to identify suitable sites for renewable energy installations.
• Managing and maintaining a geospatial database, ensuring data accuracy and accessibility for project teams.

Through these projects, we’ve gained valuable insight into the new energy industries. Our work has encompassed ventures like hydrogen, ammonia and solar energy generation and expanded on our efforts in the environmental data standards arena. By working with Woodside Energy, we’ve established our expertise across multiple facets of GIS in the energy domain.

The post Spatial Support – Woodside appeared first on Gaia Resources.

The post National Species List Web Site Discovery and Design appeared first on Gaia Resources.

Through this proof of concept project, a range of handwritten documents were run through Clio and through a range of checks and balances, the results of the AI transcription far exceeded the expectations that were set by QSA, with around 80% of the transcriptions being above average or better.

The resultant transcriptions were then passed on to the Queensland State Archives team, where they were able to integrate the results into their existing crowd-sourcing program to further check and review the results.  This reduced the time it took to transcribe the archives, and made it possible to include more materials in the launch of the Frontier Wars material.

You can read more about this project in our blog.

The post Transcribing Archives with Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Gaia Resources.

A number of these scanned forms were run through Clio in two runs – the first run saw the system return a lower accuracy of 73%, but after working through the forms and tuning the models in the AI system, we were able to get it to between 93% and 99% in the second run.

This approach of using a targeted and specific AI tool helped the Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security to capture information from field sheets in a much faster, less error-prone method than the current manual system that they previously employed.

You can read more about the project on our blog.

The post Transcribing Field Notes with Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Gaia Resources.

The systems that were developed as part of this work includes:

• Data Submission – a means to deliver data into the BIO systems, which includes a data submission form that enables data providers to map their data to data standards, 
• Data Curation and Storage – the main engine of the BIO systems, this is where data is received, stored and actively curated by the BIO team members, 
• Data Delivery – delivering the key system for the interface with the BIO data, which was designed with Liquid Interactive, and
• Taxonomic Names Management – a separate system (Nomos) was developed to assist the WA taxonomic names regulators in managing taxonomic names.

This project implemented the designs and plans that were created in the previous project, and has delivered an innovative and robust biodiversity repository for Western Australia.

The post Implementation of the Biodiversity Information Office appeared first on Gaia Resources.

The post Mundaring wildlife corridors appeared first on Gaia Resources.

The post Biodiversity Data Repository appeared first on Gaia Resources.

A consultant from Gaia Resources reviewed the structure of Carbon Neutral’s spatial data and general operational procedures around spatial work. After a few interviews required to recognise the current state of the GIS environment, a series of recommendations were made regarding spatial data management and folder structure, an approach to integrating historic spatial data into this structure and best practices to keep a healthy system. 

Gaia Resources was also engaged in the development of map templates for QGIS use and the creation of a QGIS project including a series of datasets relevant for Carbon Neutral’s work process. These datasets were connected as Web Map Services (WMS) and contain topological, water, soil and vegetation data, amongst many others. 

The post Carbon Neutral GIS Health Check appeared first on Gaia Resources.

• A Gap Analysis Report – reviewing the work done to date, and documenting the current state of BIO, 
• An Information Architecture Report – determining the future state for the data workflows and management for BIO, 
• A Technical Architecture Report – determining the future state of the technology that could be utilised to deliver the systems for BIO, and
• A Work Packages Report – creating a roadmap for the BIO team to use to move from the current to the future state, and to determine how best to deliver these components.

This project delivered a number of additional benefits for the BIO team, including providing support for the existing staff, advice on a range of topics and was delivered on time and budget.

The post Design of the Biodiversity Information Office appeared first on Gaia Resources.

Our Data Science team undertook a literature review focused on Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Landsat based applications, along with a review of current field practices. The investigation then worked out two step-by-step processes leveraging a 3 year rolling baseline of satellite imagery processed with Jupyter Notebooks and Google Earth Engine. A final report details these elements and how DEWLP could implement an operational toolset to process new imagery and compare changes in NDVI (Normalised Difference Vegetation Index) above or below the baseline thresholds.

Considered by the client to be a ‘roaring’ success, the report has triggered productive conversations about a statewide monitoring approach, and our team is looking forward to a second stage of implementation work for the Department’s operational use.

The post Forest Canopy Change Detection appeared first on Gaia Resources.

The app reflects the powerful data products available from the NAFI website that are already used extensively across projects and programs in the north of Australia to monitor savanna burning programs and bushfires.  Fire scars are displayed representing remotely sensed burnt areas coloured by the month of the fire, as are thermal hotspots detected from an array of satellites. These data layers are presented in an intuitive mapping interface with a small selection of base maps, location and compass direction functionality.  Hundreds of thousands of hotspots are rendered seamlessly using a heatmap algorithm, and the app works both in real time and has offline capabilities, so that it can work even when you are out in the field.

This app brings the most used fire information resource for land managers in Australia to your phone, allowing you to keep a constant eye on bushfire threats. As a pastoralist, grazier, indigenous ranger, conservation scientist or member of the public, you can view maps of recent fire activity (hotspots) and burnt areas (fire scars) provided by the North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) service.

You can read more about the launch of the app in our blog here.

The post NAFI Fire Information App appeared first on Gaia Resources.