TERN is Australia's land ecosystem observatory
Our terrestrial ecosystem research network measures and collates ecosystem attributes over time from continental scale to field sites at hundreds of representative locations and openly provide model ready data that enable researchers to detect and interpret changes in land ecosystems.
TERN Data
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Tools that support the discovery, analysis and re-use of data

  • Cloud-based virtual desktop to run and share experiments (CoESRA)
  • Data submission, harmonisation and retrieval of ecological data (SHaRED)
  • Discovery, mapping and analysis of landscape-scale ecosystem datasets (Data Visualiser)
  • Cloud-based analysis, synthesis and training platform
Open data
Open access ecosystem data via the TERN Data portal
  • Continental-scale gridded remote sensing, soil and landscape products
  • Plot-based soil and vegetation surveillance monitoring data
  • Aggregated state government survey data
  • Calibration and validation data for remote sensing
  • Time series flux tower, phenocam and acoustic monitoring sensor data
Data
Infrastructure

Tools that support the discovery, analysis and re-use of data

  • Cloud-based virtual desktop to run and share experiments (CoESRA)
  • Data submission, harmonisation and retrieval of ecological data (SHaRED)
  • Discovery, mapping and analysis of landscape-scale ecosystem datasets (Data Visualiser)
  • Cloud-based analysis, synthesis and training platform
Standard Methods, Protocols
& Collections

Services that facilitate research, education and management

  • Catalogued plant and soil sample collection
  • Nationally consistent field methods
  • Guidelines for calibration and validation of remotely-sensed data
  • Field data collection apps
Site-Based Instruments
& Monitoring

A network of ecosystem monitoring sites and sensor data streams available to long-term researchers

  • Eddy covariance flux towers; Heat flux plates; Radiometers; Anemometers; Infrared Gas Analysers; Spectrometers; CosmOz soil moisture meters; Groundwater bores; Ecoacoustic sensors; Phenocams; Terrestrial laser scanners; UAV/drones; Camera traps; Photopoints and more.
Open Data

Find out more

Open access ecosystem data via the TERN Data portal

  • Continental-scale gridded remote sensing, soil and landscape products
  • Plot-based soil and vegetation surveillance monitoring data
  • Aggregated state government survey data
  • Calibration and validation data for remote sensing
  • Time series flux tower, phenocam and acoustic monitoring sensor data
Data Infrastructure

Find out more

Tools that support the discovery, analysis and re-use of data

  • Cloud-based virtual desktop to run and share experiments (CoESRA)
  • Data submission, harmonisation and retrieval of ecological data (SHaRED)
  • Discovery, mapping and analysis of landscape-scale ecosystem datasets (Data Visualiser)
  • Cloud-based analysis, synthesis and training platform
Research & Management Tools

Find out more

Services that facilitate research, education and management

  • Catalogued plant and soil sample collection
  • Nationally consistent field methods
  • Guidelines for calibration and validation of remotely-sensed data
  • Field data collection apps
Site-Based Research Equipment

Find out more

A network of ecosystem monitoring sites and sensor data streams available to long term researchers

  • Eddy covariance flux towers; Heat flux plates; Radiometers; Anemometers; Infrared Gas Analysers; Spectrometers; CosmOz soil moisture meters; Groundwater bores; Ecoacoustic sensors; Phenocams; Terrestrial laser scanners; UAV/drones; Camera traps; Photopoints; & more…
Acknowledging TERN and NCRIS in publications

TERN provides data, samples and site-based research infrastructure freely to Australian and international scientific communities. In recognition of these research services, we ask that when you use them, you acknowledge NCRIS-enabled TERN with the statements below that apply. 

Data Acknowledgement:

Data was sourced from Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) infrastructure, which is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

TERN Infrastructure Acknowledgement:

This work is supported by the use of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) infrastructure, which is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

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observing sites
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collections
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peer reviewed papers
using TERN data
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If you’d like to make an enquiry to TERN, you can call us on 07 3365 9097, email the research team at tern@uq.edu.au, or submit your enquiry online.

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