Our Projects

GDF develops and supports open-source projects across environmental monitoring, citizen science, and open data. Projects are organised into major multi-year initiatives and smaller focused efforts.

Major Projects
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FIrewater

GovHack 2020 project providing tools and data visualisations to help firefighters identify water sources during bushfire events using open government data.

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First Names Here

Names and language are not just words – they are closely linked to our identity and culture. Aboriginal communities are sharng their languages through story, song and eduction. Tae …

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Helping the dolphins

In the last few years I have taken a keen interest in the Port River Dolphin Sanctuary and it’s 30 resident dolphins. The dolphins are doing an amazing job of surviving and …

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Nest boxes and integrated sensors

Nesting boxes can provide homes to animals such as owls, parrots, possums and bats, but how do we know if the nesting boxes are being used by these animals? How do we know if they …

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The Things Network

GDF founded The Things Network Adelaide in 2016, one of Australia's first community-run LoRaWAN networks providing free open IoT connectivity across metropolitan Adelaide.

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The Things Network Adelaide

We are advocating for the development of a city-wide Internet of Things data network in Adelaide. A network that can talk to the internet without 3G or WiFi (no and has low battery …

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What grows here?

Whether you are a revegetation project team member, landscaper or gardener the ‘What Grows Here?’ app will help you find plants that best suit your space and needs. Learners can …

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What lives here?

Old trees with hollows that animals rely on are disappearing and as a result some species are dying out. Providing nesting boxes is a start but to truly protect threatened species …

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Minor Projects
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Agricultural Technologies in South Australia Survey Report

Survey report documenting adoption of digital and precision agriculture technologies among South Australian farmers and agribusinesses, published as open data.

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Australian Landscape Trust

Partnership with the Australian Landscape Trust to apply open data and IoT monitoring to large-scale ecological restoration in the Murray-Darling Basin.

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Collab Fellowship

Fellowship program pairing skilled digital practitioners with community organisations to build local capacity in open data, IoT and digital tools.

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Economic Impact of Digital Infrastructure

Research project examining the economic value created by community-owned open digital infrastructure, including LoRaWAN networks and open data platforms in South Australia.

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Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN)

GDF's affiliate membership of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative, connecting South Australian work to a global open data network.

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Hi-Tech Sector Plan 2030

Strategic industry development document charting a pathway for growth of South Australia's high-technology sector to 2030, with GDF contributing on open data policy.

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If you want to go far, go together

Community mentoring and collaboration initiative inspired by the African proverb, building collective digital capacity through shared open data and IoT projects.

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Makerspace Adelaide

GDF's support of community fabrication and prototyping spaces as hubs for hands-on IoT, electronics and open hardware projects in Adelaide.

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The Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI)

Partnership with the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute on open geospatial data, citizen science and spatial technology projects across South Australia.

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