Semaphore

Brief description

Semaphore is a web based software tool that simplifies the environmental modelling process by assisting scientists to upload their data, run modelling tools and share it with others - all in the cloud.

Full description

Ecosystems are in a constant state of change.  They are complex dynamic systems that respond and adapt to extreme events and stimuli such as droughts, cold winters or human activity.  Understanding the dynamics of the ecosystem (how it responds to disturbance) can aid environmental management decision and policy making.

Scientists study ecosystem dynamics by building models of changes in carbon cycles and the flow of nutrients in soil and vegetation.  This process can be very labour-intensive.  Semaphore is a script to transform this manual activity into a semi- or fully-automated process.

Notes

Semaphore is an Australian National Data Service (ANDS) apps project, funded by the ANDS and developed by the eResearch team at the Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology. Development of Semaphore is in collaboration with the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) and consultation with researchers from the National Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions Research in Australia research program (N2O network).