Building an ecoinformatics platform to support climate change adaptation in Victoria

  • Authors:

  • Christopher Pettit;Steve Williams;Ian Bishop;Jean-Philippe Aurambout;A. B. M. Russel;Anthony Michael;Subhash Sharma;David Hunter;Pang Choung Chan;Colin Enticott;Ann Borda;David Abramson

  • Affiliations:

  • Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Building, The University of Melbourne, Level 5, Architecture Building, Victoria 3010, Australia;Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 32 Lincoln Square North, Carlton, Victoria 3052, Australia;Department of Infrastructural Engineering, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia;Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 32 Lincoln Square North, Carlton, Victoria 3052, Australia;Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia and Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia;Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 32 Lincoln Square North, Carlton, Victoria 3052, Australia;Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 32 Lincoln Square North, Carlton, Victoria 3052, Australia;Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 32 Lincoln Square North, Carlton, Victoria 3052, Australia;Victorian Department of Sustainability & Environment, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia;Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia;Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia;Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Future Generation Computer Systems
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Our research is focused on developing an ecoinformatics platform to support climate change adaptation in Victoria. A multi-disciplinary, cross-organisational approach was taken in developing a platform of collaboration to support the understanding of climate change impact and the formulation of adaptation strategies. The platform comprises a number of components including: (i) a metadata discovery tool to support modelling, (ii) a workflow framework for connecting climate change models, (iii) geographical visualisation tools for communicating landscape and farm impacts, (iv) a landscape object library for storing and sharing digital objects, (v) a landscape constructor tool to support participatory decision-making, and (vi) an online collaboration space for supporting multi-disciplinary research and cross-organisational collaboration. In this paper we present the platform as it has been developed to support collaborative research and to inform stakeholders of the likely impacts of climate change in southwest Victoria, Australia. We discuss some of the drivers for research in developing the ecoinformatics platform and its components. We conclude by identifying some future research directions in better connecting researchers and communicating scientific outcomes in the context of climate change impact and adaptation.