Talk on threatened species records and wildlife camera data

About the event

This professional environmental practice talk offers an opportunity for you to gain an insight into the Atlas of Living Australia’s (ALA) need for more threatened species records and for wildlife camera data. (The event is run by The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ), Australasia’s peak body for environmental practitioners. They harness the expertise of their members to progress environmental practice and advocate for improved sustainability outcomes.)

The ALA is a collaborative, digital, open infrastructure that pulls together Australian biodiversity data from multiple sources, making it accessible to all environmental practitioners.

How do we get more threatened species records?

While some species have millions of observations recorded in the ALA, many lesser-known species have few or even no records. How can we do to rectify this?

How do we collect, processes, and share data from wildlife camera traps?

Verified images from wildlife camera traps are available in the ALA but there is a need for more. What is the standard that underpins this richer and more informative data capture?

Who should attend?

This event will be of vital importance to anyone working in land management or biodiversity conservation, especially park rangers, environmental advisors, ecological consultants, impact assessment specialists, species data analysts, threatened species researchers and taxonomists. This event will also be of interest to naturalists, bird observers, citizen scientists and environmental groups.

This event includes a networking lunch.

Meet the Speakers

Juliet Seers | Training and Outreach Coordinator

Juliet Seers is the Training and Outreach Coordinator at the ALA and leads the Australian Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Program which focuses on closing data gaps and increasing public access to biodiversity data for research and decision making.

Cam Slatyer | Program Manager, National Biodiversity Data Initiatives

Cam Slatyer manages the taxonomic backbone of the ALA. Cam is an experienced Branch Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the museums and government sectors. Extensive experience in leading teams through change, policy development, liaison, negotiating difficult outcomes and developing innovative solutions to issues by harnessing different sectors in collaborative partnerships.

Peggy Newman | Data Manager

Peggy Newman is the Data Manager at the ALA and controls a team of data engineers who transfer, ingest, process and index datasets from hundreds of data providers.