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Research Platforms

Explore research platforms supported by the ARDC through our Platforms Program.

Known also as Virtual Laboratories, Virtual Research Environments or Science Gateways, research platforms are rich, domain-oriented online environments that draw together research data, models, analysis tools and workflows to support collaborative research across institutional and discipline boundaries.

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Agricultural Research Federation (AgReFed)

for researchers, industry and government staff who produce or use agricultural data
Find, access and reuse FAIR, trusted agricultural data.
Go to AgReFed

All-Sky Virtual Observatory (ASVO)

for astronomy researchers
Access data across a federated network of datasets, from all types of astronomical facilities in Australia.
Go to ASVO

Alveo

for human communication researchers
Use online infrastructure for accessing human communication datasets (speech, texts, music, video, etc.) and specialised tools for searching, analysing and annotating the data.
Go to ALVEO

AODN Data Enhanced Virtual Laboratory (AODN DeVL)

for marine researchers
Quickly access and format increased volumes of observational marine and climate data.
Go to AODN DEVL

Australian Text Analytics Platform (ATAP)

for HASS researchers
Access an open-source platform with tools and training for researchers to analyse, process and explore text.
Go to ATAP

AuScope Virtual Research Environment (AVRE)

for geoscientists
Access geoscience data and tools from a diverse range of research organisations, government geological surveys and the international community.
Go to AVRE

AusSeabed Data Portal

for ocean and coastal researchers, government, industry and conservation groups
Access publicly available acoustic datasets such as bathymetry, backscatter, side scan sonar data and other marine-related products, as well as a suite of analytical assessment tools to maximise the value of the data.
Go to AUSSEABED

Australian BioCommons

for life science researchers
Access community-scale bioinformatics services including the Bioinformatics Tool Finder and command line and web-accessible bioinformatics tools, workflows and data.
Go to BIOCOMMONS

Australian Imaging Service (AIS)

for researchers using medical imaging
Access a distributed, national federation for securely managing and analysing imaging data for research, with a focus on radiology and biomedical applications.
Go to AIS

Characterisation Virtual Laboratory (CVL)

for researchers using imaging techniques, structural biologists, microscopists
Remotely access a range of tools and specialised workbenches to process atom probe, neuroimaging, structural biology, X-ray and general imaging data.
Go to CVL

Australian Climate Science Data-Enhanced Virtual Laboratory (ClimateDeVL)

for climate scientists
Explore ClimateDeVL’s research environments and data management capabilities that address the increased data access, data analysis and user support aspects required for the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6).
Go to ClimateDeVL

EcoCommons

for researchers, educators, decision-makers and students interested in ecological or environmental modelling
Access a trusted single platform for digital modelling and analysis needs.
It includes:
pre-processed climate, environment and species data; tools to clean and process your own data; a suite of peer-reviewed models and algorithms.
Go to ECOCOMMONS

Ecosounds

for bioacoustics and ecoacoustics researchers
Access a repository of environmental audio recordings that facilitates the management, access, visualisation, and analysis of environmental acoustic data.
Go to ECOSOUNDS

E-Research Institutional Cloud Architecture (ERICA)

for people working with sensitive, large-scale data
Access secure cloud computing infrastructure enabling cutting-edge data analytics and reporting. Use the code base for ERICA to establish cloned instances for use by other organisations.
Go to ERICA

Field Acquired Information Management Systems (FAIMS)

for field work, including archaeologists, environmental scientists, geologists
Access tools for digital data collection in the field, and online processing and archiving of the resulting data.
It includes: a mobile platform for multi-user data collection that is GIS-capable and works offline; online applications for data editing, analysis, and visualisation; online data repositories and publication services.
Go to FAIMS

Galaxy Australia

for life science researchers
Use the hosted web-accessible platform for conducting accessible, reproducible, and transparent computational biological research.
It includes: more than 1100 bioinformatics tools; More than 220 reference datasets; tools that can be chained together into workflows; 600 GB working data storage for Australian-based users.
Go to GALAXY AUSTRALIA

ImagingTools

for researchers, research organisations, government agencies (state and commonwealth) and infrastructure providers
Find and access digital characterisation resources, including online environments, computing facilities, data, training and events. ImagingTools is an initiative of the ARDC-supported platforms project Australian Characterisation Commons at Scale (ACCS).
Go to IMAGING TOOLS

Industrial Ecology Virtual Laboratory (IELab)

for organisations, researchers and practitioners in fields such as regional and environmental economic modelling, life-cycle assessment, environmental footprinting, triple bottom line and supply chain analysis
Access a collaborative platform for multi-region input-output modelling and research. IELab processes and analyses economic, environmental and social data from any sector, country or region and provides high-resolution, time series creation, automated updating, hybridisation and analytical tools.
Go to IELAB

Marine Virtual Laboratory (MARVL)

for marine researchers and managers
Access a suite of complex models (e.g. ocean circulation, waves, water quality, and marine biogeochemistry), a network of observing sensors, as well as tools to understand the dynamics, interactions and connectivity of an estuarine/coastal region, continental shelf region or open ocean domain.
Go to MARVL

Neurodesk

for researchers working with neuroimaging data
Access a flexible, scalable and browser-based data analysis environment for reproducible neuroimaging.
Go to NEURODESK

Monash Secure EResearch Platform (SeRP)

for custodians of sensitive data, and researchers
Access a secure environment for sharing research data for collaboration and analysis, within the control and governance of the data custodian.
Go to SERP

SeRP@Curtin

for custodians of sensitive data, and researchers
Access an e-Research platform that allows researchers and data custodians to manage, store, share, analyse and link sensitive research data in a fully governed and highly secure environment while maintaining full control of the data at all times.
Go to SERP@CURTIN

Time Layered Cultural Map (TLCMap)

for humanities researchers
Access a set of tools that work together for mapping Australian history and culture. It provides access to platforms for humanities researchers to use, create and integrate datasets and to create interactive visualisations, specifically for the humanities’ epistemological and methodological needs.
Go to TLCMAP

UniCarbKB

for glycomics, glycobiology, and other -omics researchers
Access an online information storage and search platform for glycomics and glycobiology research integrating structural, experimental and functional data.
Go to UNICARBKB

Virtual Geophysics Laboratory (VGL)

for geophysicists
Use a scientific workflow portal that provides geophysicists with access to a wide variety of geophysical datasets, specialised geophysics analysis programs, high-performance computing, and workflows within a spatial environment.
Go to VGL

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