Programs and Projects
We partner with the research community to establish enduring digital infrastructure to support Australia’s future research needs.
Explore our 3 Thematic Research Data Commons, along with the programs and projects building data assets, platforms, tools and skills that enable Australian researchers to transform our lives.

Our Programs and Projects
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Modelling, Analytics and Decision Support Infrastructure (MADSI)
Community-led analytic and decision-support tools, models and platforms for earth and environmental science research
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Planet Research Data Commons
National-scale data infrastructure for earth and environmental research and decision making
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Trusted Environmental Data and Information Supply Chains
Accurate and trusted data for environmental research and decision making across academia, government and industry.
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
National-Scale Integrated Datasets and Services
Mobilising and standardising environmental data from research institutions, government agencies and industry to national services…
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Offshore Renewable Energy Trusted Environmental Data and Information Supply Chains
Data, analytics and governance infrastructure between research, government and industry to provide timely and reliable…
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Gayini Trusted Environmental Data and Information Supply Chain
Data, analytics and governance infrastructure that enables discovery, access and reuse of trusted data across…
Program
Food Security Data Challenges
Our Food Security Data Challenges program is developing innovative digital infrastructure solutions to data challenges…
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Machine Observation Data Processing Infrastructure
Shared infrastructure, services and standards to enable processing of ecoacoustic and camera trap data.
Program
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Domain Data Portals
Creating Domain Data Portals in ARDC Research Data Australia for partner organisations using native repositories…
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Open Ecoacoustics
A platform for continental-scale ecological monitoring and research
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Australian Scalable Drone Cloud (ASDC)
A national ecosystem for drone data management.
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
EcoCommons
Pioneering a collaborative commons for analysing and modelling ecological and environmental challenges
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Biosecurity Commons
A cloud-based decision-support platform for modelling and analysing biosecurity risk and response
Project
Connecting/Federating Stable Isotopic Data Resources
Food traceability tools that tell us where our food comes from and how it was…
Project
Enhancing Models for Rapid Decision-Support in Emergency Animal Disease Outbreaks (HASTE)
Supporting biosecurity emergency outbreak preparedness, starting with Lumpy Skin Disease
Project
Increasing Food Security Through Liberation of Fishing and Aquaculture Data
A national data platform to safely share fishing and aquaculture data
Project
Data Sharing Initiative
Improving data sharing practices between farmers and technology/service providers
Project
Multi-Scalar Crop Characterisation Network (MCCN)
Supporting the agricultural sector to understand crop-environment relationships
Project
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
The Wildlife Observatory of Australia (WildObs)
Building a national wildlife camera-trap data processing infrastructure
Project
Implementing GS1 Traceability Standards for Orchard Chemical Use and Beehive Movements
Enhancing traceability between orchard chemicals and beehive health events.
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