ALA Blog – Page 17 – Atlas of Living Australia

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Setting the benchmark for a streamlined approach to environmental data management

16th March 2017

The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) and the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) have teamed up to produce an integrated data feed to enable r…

Meet Emily. Vacation student and solar car racer.

While some students were relaxing over the summer holidays, there’s a few that traded in their beach towel to be part of CSIRO’s Vacation Schol…

Open infrastructure has global benefits

27th February 2017

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) is a comprehensive biodiversity data management system for Australia and is also the Australian node for the Globa…

Our top tips on species identification

8th February 2017

Have you ever spotted a plant or animal and been unsure of what it is? If the answer is yes, then you’re not alone. In fact, one of the most com…

Teachers from the STEM X Academy use the ALA to identify what they caught in their traps

Promoting STEM in the classroom

1st February 2017

Earlier this month, 70 teachers with a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) came together to participate in the STEM X Academ…

Save the date

20th December 2016

Greater impact through environmental infrastructure symposium In May 2017, National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) faciliti…

Happy holidays from the Atlas of Living Australia

16th December 2016

Dear Atlas of Living Australia friends, As 2016 draws to a close, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing support to the Atl…

Streamlining data cleaning and modelling using BCCVL and ALA

7th December 2016

The Biodiversity and Climate Change Virtual Laboratory (BCCVL) is a ‘one stop modelling shop’ that simplifies the process of biodiversity-climate …

Spotlight on ALA users – Reiner Richter

22nd November 2016

One of our most prolific contributors to the ALA is Reiner Richter, a wildlife photographer from Victoria. He has been taking nature photographs as a …