Tane

The whole idea of the application we wanted to build was centred around native bush and it’s make up relevant to your location. This would work towards modelling the natural environment of a given area to deem it's health and aid in regeneration projects/efforts.

Recognita Project

For our project, we have utilised the NZOR, GBIF and ALA datasets with a set we brought along ourselves - the digitised Royal Society of New Zealand papers from 1868 to 1961. We have combined these sets in a web application, Recognita, that allows users to explore the overlaps between the various data sources. The aim of this is to present the historical Royal Society data in a contemporary context.

In order to help users find a point of entry into the data, we have created a Twitter bot, '@RecognitaNZ', that will periodically publish links to various species which are featured in the app. Users can then follow these links to discover the Royal Society publications and data from the other data sources."

Tracking trapped animals

We built a mobile app for tracking trapped animals. If park rangers find trapped animals they have to write it down with pen and paper and digitalize it later on. With our app they are able to do it instantly. The app uploads the collected data records to a webservice.

The webservice displays this data crossed with other data provided by Landcare Research.

NatureDash

NatureDash is a scavenger hunt for native species. The premise is that anytime your family goes on a bush walk, the app will use the Geospatial Biodiversity Survey Data to find native plants and DoC data to find animals in your area. So as you go on your walk you can start looking out for the native plants and animals that might be out and about. Match the images in the app with what you see and take the picture.

The app can also act as an image data collection point and as more people spot these plants and animals, it will build a richer picture of the native species around us.

Back to our Roots

Using Landcare Research's GBIF database, we have created a web app, 'Back to our Roots'. This app allows users to directly see the effects of planting a native tree in their backyard.

We aim to empower Kiwi's to build biodiversity into their backyards, in order to create a halo effect, not only around Zealandia, but around all of the native forests in New Zealand. We want people to deeply understand that everything is connected - the trees, the soil, the birds, and us. We are a part of this ecosystem, and we can do our small part to improve it. We invite kiwi's to be a part of this wider, long term vision to restore New Zealand's native ecosystems.

Farmers

An application that enable farmers to make better commercial decisions by harvesting data from across research institutes and presenting it in an simple way.

Land metrics gives users metrics for land quality in an easy to understand way. Users click on a map and the application displays information for the selected property.

Forest API

Te manu e kai i te miro, nona te ngahere; te tangata e kai i te matauranga, nona ano te ao
This whakataukī expresses the aim of the project to tell the story of the ngahere, and the life and wisdom it offers the people who live in its vicinity…

If the forest could talk, what would it say? If you could talk to the forest, what would you say?
This Project helps identify, curate and manage the natural environment and recreation needs through access to deeper layers of information, while recognising and bringing ‘alive’ historic and cultural heritage.
Already the partners have been working to bring together the arts, heritage, culture & sciences into conservation. We now seek to use technology and youthful spirit to digitally take the forest into the classrooms, and bring the classrooms into the forest.

Airbnbee

Connecting landowners and beekeepers to support more bees and a healthier planet.

Project site
Username: osynlig
Password: sommar2015

EndoPoppo

We want to understand human impact on New Zealand biodiversity. We've created a heat map of species biodiversity against population density. Future iterations would include showing other man-made impacts, including agricultural and industrial land use. We would also show how human impact affects how many native and non-native species are present as well as species endomicity.

Fungus Time

Live temporal & special data mapping tool for pattern insight and telling and discovering stories. Little more work to use with any data with space&time

Taxon/Taxoff

Taxon/Taxoff is an application which visualises the data from the NZ Organisms Register in a friendly, approachable way. Users can click on the taxon or species to focus on that element, and the tree will display all members of that taxon which can in turn be inspected by the user.

Hikr

We have gamified the process of recording species occurrences with the intent of training users to better record them. This data can be sent back to landcare to improve current sets.