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Presented at State NRM Conference, Mandurah, 23rd September, 2015
GAIA RESOURCESHow to make efficient use of
technology in NRM space
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Piers HiggsGaia Resources
TECHNOLOGY IN NRM
“Western Australia's vast landscape and seascape, intricate web of biodiversity and other natural resources are conserved, managed and used sustainably for the common good, and the community is involved in management and planning processes that are transparent and visionary.”
State Sustainability Strategy 2003
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMKey elements
• natural resources are conserved, managed and used sustainably for the common good
• community is involved
• management and planning processes that are transparent and visionary
TECHNOLOGY IN NRM
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMGaia Resources
www.gaiaresources.com.au
“Gaia Resources is a consultancy that responsibly delivers sustainable technology solutions to companies that work with the environment.”
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMWhen thinking about
technology…
• Selecting – skills in house, opportunities for collaboration, existing technologies
• Implementing – total cost of ownership, opportunities for collaboration
• Maintaining – active maintenance & ongoing support
• Engagement – internal & external
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMKey elements
• natural resources are conserved, managed and used sustainably for the common good
• community is involved
• management and planning processes that are transparent and visionary
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
Where are they?
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
• Spatial technologies can answer the “where” question in a few different ways
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
• Field collection of spatial data
• Many different ways to do field collection
• Selecting – check skills in house, opportunities for collaboration, existing technologies
• Engagement – internal and external
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
• “Cloud based” systems for spatial data
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
• “Easy to use online GIS for NRM” – built by the NRM community, for the NRM community.
• For NRM staff: document the naturalresources, and actions taken toconserve them
• For NRM managers: planning for future works, reporting back on actions
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
• Collaboration during development and ongoing road map
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
• Free and open source software
• Quantum GIS – www.qgis.org
• Fully featured, can replace commercial desktop GIS packages
• No ongoing licence fees
• Strong support in the NRM community
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMConservation & Management of Natural
Resources
• Data management is still a key to all these systems working – and simplicity is a key factor here
Procedures File basedstructures
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TECHNOLOGY IN NRMKey elements
• natural resources are conserved, managed and used sustainably for the common good
• community is involved
• management and planning processes that are transparent and visionary
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMCommunity is Involved
• Citizen science can help engage & educate the community, and deliver quality data for science
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMCitizen Science Hub
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMCitizen Science Hub
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMKey elements
• natural resources are conserved, managed and used sustainably for the common good
• community is involved
• management and planning processes that are transparent and visionary
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMTransparent Management and Planning
Processes
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMTransparent Management and Planning
Processes
• Web mapping can help make yourprocess transparent
• Engagement – internal & external - must consider your audience
• Can also open this up for two-way communication – use webmaps to contribute data aswell
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMKey elements
• natural resources are conserved, managed and used sustainably for the common good
• community is involved
• management and planning processes that are transparent and visionary
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMTechnology trends
• Mobile data collection
• Cloud based systems
• Open source software
• Citizen science
• Web mapping
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMWhen thinking about
technology…
• Selecting – skills in house, opportunities for collaboration, existing technologies
• Implementing – total cost of ownership, opportunities for collaboration
• Maintaining – active maintenance & ongoing support
• Engagement – internal & external
TECHNOLOGY IN NRMWhen thinking about
technology…Collaborate!
