The purpose of cladding on buildings is to provide protection against the weather and improve the appearance of the building but in some cases it can endanger the inhabitants and the surrounding community. Combustible cladding increases the rate at which fire spreads, causing it to develop at an accelerated speed and intensity. This was most […]
Author Archives: Cordelia Rice
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Nov
Nov
After an extensive search we’re happy to announce the new Chair of the AURIN Board, Dr Chris Pigram. Dr Pigram takes over from Mr Greg Tucker, who has been the Interim Chair of the Board following the death of Dr Peter Woodgate late last year. We’re grateful for Mr Tucker’s wealth of experience and steady […]
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Oct
Oct
The Australian Urban Health Indicator project (AusUrb-HI) has hit another milestone with the acquisition of individual linked health data at SA1 level. SA1 data is the finest aggregated geography available from the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for statistical analysis of people and place. Accessing data at […]
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Oct
Oct
We’re still energised from a thought-provoking week at the 2023 eResearch Australasia Conference in Brisbane. In particular the Birds of a Feather session we held on building a collaborative foundation for Australian Urban Digital Twins was a real highlight. The focus of the session was on enhancing interoperability as the first step towards building an […]
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Oct
Oct
We are proud to announce that the recent announcement by the Australian Government brings AURIN’s funding, as part of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, to a total of $25 million over the next 5-year period. This unprecedented level of commitment will support AURIN’s ambitious strategic plan for 2023-2028. In the coming decades Australian cities, […]
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Oct
Oct
This Saturday the Australian public will vote in the referendum on enshrining an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament and Government in the Constitution. This is an important moment in history, and a rare opportunity to directly decide on a critical change for our country. A ‘yes’ vote is the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres […]
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Jun
Jun
We are so pleased to be sponsoring the 2023 Institute of Australian Geographers conference: IAG2023 Coexistence, Collaboration and Geography. The conference theme of ‘Coexistence, Collaboration and Geography’ intends to foster an inclusive approach to the disciplinary diversity of geography. The conference will include perspectives spanning spatial, physical and human geography, including both academic and practitioner […]
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May
May
Inaugural Peter Woodgate Award winner Eva Rodriguez with Prof Pascal Perez of AURIN Image credit: Alicia Smith Last week AURIN had the great honour of presenting the inaugural Peter Woodgate Award at the geospatial industry’s Locate Conference. For more than 30 years, Peter Woodgate has been a trailblazer and undisputed thought leader for the Space […]
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Jan
Jan
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the tragic death of Dr Peter Woodgate, Chair of AURIN’s Board, who passed away in late December. Over the last five years, Peter has been instrumental in guiding AURIN through tumultuous times, overseeing essential transformations and supporting the executive team with unwavering enthusiasm and […]
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Dec
Dec
Tradition city-descriptive data uses classes (left). New datasets allow a truer representation of cities, with parameters unique to each grid representing a neighbourhood | Image supplied. Cities are both affected by the impacts of climate change and also contribute to it—through pollution, changing landscapes, and localised warming caused by urbanisation. More than 55% of the […]