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Predicting how ecosystems will work in a fast-changing world

Numerical models are key tools for decision makers in areas as disparate as weather forecasting, water security, ecosystem impacts, and climate mitigation and adaptation. They ...
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Building an accurate bird’s-eye view

One of the main problems facing Australians who use remotely sensed data in scientific research and analysis is the gaps in the record, in time ...
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Improving national capacity to manage coasts

More than 85% of Australians live, work and play on or around our coasts and estuaries. As a result, these complex and dynamic ecosystems are ...
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ACEAS: synthesis capability for Australia’s ecosystem research and management

There are very few organisations that are really attempting to tackle complex ecosystem research and management problems and that have the necessary multi-disciplinary approach across ...
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Treasure trove of images from space to boost local research

AusCover has accessed 10 years of hyperspectral data collected over Australia by the satellite-borne sensor, Hyperion, and has made them available for the assessment of ...
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TERN stakeholder survey 2012: summary of results

Overwhelming support for collaborative research infrastructure Thanks to everyone for their help with our recent stakeholder survey, which is an important annual assessment of TERN’s ...
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Helping stakeholders assess fire risk

At the invitation of the Queensland Government, TERN delivered a briefing session to introduce a range of new, free remote-sensing products relevant to assessing fuel ...
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Savanna burning to save carbon emissions

Example of burnt-area map for northern Australia made using MODIS data. The different colours indicate different days between 1 June and 15 September 2008, and grey ...
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Mapping fire severity in tropical savannas

Australia’s tropical savannas cover approximately 25%, or 1.9 million km2, of the continent, spanning Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. During the dry season, ...
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Using Google to deliver spatial science

Thanks to a new partnership between TERN, CSIRO and Google, detailed satellite imagery about Australian landscapes will soon be available through the Google Earth Engine. ...
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