How do we get more rare species records? Posted on 19th March 2025 While some species have millions of observations recorded in the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), many lesser-known species have few or even no public…
Director’s Update – March 2025 Posted on 13th March 2025 Welcome to the March 2025 edition of our Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) newsletter. In December I had the privilege of attending a fantastic event on…
ALA Webinar: Harnessing biodiversity data to support Australian industry Posted on 6th March 2025 Access to biodiversity data supports many industries, such as environmental consulting, agriculture, mining, forestry and tourism. By leveraging this …
New biodiversity data set to benefit all Posted on 17th December 2024 The Atlas of Living Australia's (ALA) Australian Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Program (ABDMP) offers grants to support people and institutions in ma…
ALA Webinar: Generous interfaces for discovering complex biodiversity data Posted on 18th November 2024 How can we ensure our data can be easily and generously accessed? In this webinar, Generous interfaces for discovering biodiversity data, the ALA̵…
An iNaturalist Australia milestone Posted on 15th October 2024 After launching internationally in 2008, iNaturalist has blossomed into one of the most popular citizen science platforms in the world with more than …
Improving the ALA’s search results Posted on 26th September 2024 The ALA's Data Profile has been updated for better search results