AUSTRALIA'S BIODIVERSITY DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
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Through EcoAssets, the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) are delivering open, integrated data to support national environmental reporting and assessment needs. Having access to quality data with a broad reach is critical to this kind of national reporting, such as the recently released State of the Environment Report.
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National Science Week Events
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ALA webinar series: National Science Week
STEM Career Stories 1pm (AEST) Tues 16 Aug
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Join us for a lively discussion with 3 scientists working in the fields of ecology, biodiversity and data science.
- Casey Kirchhoff (University of New South Wales)
- Shandiya Balasubramaniam (Atlas of Living Australia)
- Mel MacKenzie (Melbourne Museum)
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| galah workshop: online
1pm (AEST) Wed 17 Aug
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Want to know more about galah? (Hint: it's not a bird...)
Join us for a hands-on informative workshop to learn how our R package galah enables you to access data in the ALA and integrate those data into your analyses in R.
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How-to session: Beginner's guide to using the
Atlas of Living Australia
1pm (AEST) Thu 18 Aug
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Keen to explore the wonders of the ALA but don't know where to start? Join our webinar and learn how to look up species information, explore your area, and filter data.
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Recent Highlights and Updates
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Name matching service update
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We recently released a significant update to our name-matching index, to ensure the ALA taxonomy (names and classification of species) is as up-to-date as possible.
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Big Bushfire BioBlitzes: Results
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Early this year we ran 3 bioblitzes in areas affected by the 2019-20 bushfires. Designed to monitor environmental recovery and increase community awareness and involvement in bushfire recovery projects, the Big Bushfire BioBlitzes certainly delivered.
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| ALA user satisfaction survey: Results
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In May, we ran our inaugural user satisfaction survey to get to know you better and help improve the ALA. Of 704 respondents, 84% said they would recommend the ALA and 89% researchers said the ALA improved their research.
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Come and chat to our Atlas of Living Australia team members at these upcoming conferences
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TDWG 2022
17-21 Oct | Sofia, Bulgaria, Online
Stronger Together: Standards for linking biodiversity data.
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eResearch Australasia
17-21 Oct | Brisbane, Online
Engage, reconnect, and share ideas and exemplars for new information centric research capabilities.
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| New mini tutorials now available
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We've created 3 new videos (GIFs) showing how to:
- find which species live near you
- create a species richness layer using the Spatial Portal
- view & filter by presence & absence in the Spatial Portal
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| Do you have a question about how to use the ALA?
Ask us anything at our next Hacky Hour:
2-3pm (AEST) Wednesday 10 August
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