Scientists and science bodies using NCI are able to see how their datasets are being used thanks to a new service, the Research Data Switchboard (RD-Switchboard). Based on data collections funded by the Research Data Service, RD-Switchboard is an open and collaborative software solution initiated by...

The Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS) is Australia's national weather forecasting and climate prediction system, providing world-class modelling infrastructure to the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, two ARC Centres of Excellence and other University researchers around...

The Australian Geoscience Data Cube (AGDC) is a novel collaborative approach from Geoscience Australia, CSIRO and NCI for generating vast volumes of satellite earth observation and other geospatial datasets at the continental scale. Soon to be replaced by the Australian Government-supported Digital...

Scientific data these days comes from a large number of geospatial instruments: from satellites, ground based radar and seismic sensors, just to name a few. The question today is how can we more easily do data-intensive research across the many kinds of extremely large and complex datasets that come...

Monitoring a forest plantation used to present a significant challenge, requiring spending hundreds of hours measuring tree heights and locations out in the field. Now, the development of new methods of near surface remote sensing is making it easier than ever to measure and map forests in three...

Every few years, tragedies on coastlines around the world remind us of the risk that we face from tsunamis. The 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami demonstrated just how vulnerable we are, and that research is required to better understand the risks we face. With help from the National Computational...

In a dark room flooded with black water in Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art stands a central dais with two cabinets that glow from within. To the left lies the mummy of Pausiris, dating to 100BC. To the right, an animation peels away the casket and wrappings, revealing the skeleton of the man...

Scorpions and other venomous creatures have somewhat of a PR problem. Staring down at a scorpion, pincers raised and tail poised for attack would strike fear in the hearts of many. But what if the venomous telson at the end of its tail held the answer to crippling diseases? Deep in the corridors at...

Over billions of years, plants have perfected the process of using water and sunlight to produce an endless supply of hydrogen. The secrets to this clean, green energy source have remained locked within the flora world – until now. Using computer modeling at the National Computational Infrastructure...

The NCI high performance computers are enabling remote sensing scientists and engineers at Geoscience Australia to 'unlock' years of archival satellite data, and to utilise highly sophisticated analysis methods to monitor Australia's land and water. The Landsat satellites have been observing the...