5TB+
Environmental data processed annually
On-Demand
Real-time analytics replace supercomputer
Australia's Report
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The Challenge
Australia needed a way to track the environmental health of an entire continent in real-time. Traditional approaches required massive supercomputer resources to pre-calculate summaries, creating data management bottlenecks and limiting the ability to provide timely, accessible insights to researchers, managers, and the public.
The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and Australian National University (ANU) were producing annual environmental condition reports, but faced significant technical challenges in processing and delivering insights from massive datasets spanning tens of sources and many terabytes of environmental data.
The system needed to transform from resource-intensive batch processing to on-demand national-scale analysis, enabling interactive exploration of environmental trends and conditions across the entire continent.
The Solution
Haizea Analytics provides the complete data infrastructure powering Australia's Environment Report - from data storage and management to analytics and interactive delivery through the Terrak.io platform.
Massive Scale Processing
Managing many terabytes of data from tens of environmental monitoring sources across the continent with automated workflows from data ingestion through to report generation.
On-Demand Analytics
Eliminating the need for supercomputer pre-calculation by enabling real-time analysis and summarization across spatial scales from national level down to individual catchments.
Interactive Data Explorer
Providing researchers and managers with powerful tools for custom analysis and data visualization, making complex environmental data accessible to diverse audiences.
The Terrak.io platform solved critical data curation and processing challenges that were previously limiting the scope and accessibility of continental-scale environmental monitoring, transforming what previously required supercomputer resources into on-demand analytics.
How It Works
From supercomputer dependency to on-demand continental-scale analytics
Data Infrastructure
Managing many terabytes of environmental data from tens of sources across Australia, with automated workflows from data ingestion through to report generation.
Analytics Engine
Real-time processing and analysis capabilities that eliminate the need for supercomputer pre-calculation, enabling on-demand summarization across spatial scales.
Interactive Explorer
Powerful web-based tools for custom analysis and data visualization, making complex environmental data accessible to researchers, managers, and the public.
National Impact
Supporting Australia's premier environmental monitoring system with scalable infrastructure that enables timely, accessible insights for environmental decision-making.
Australia's Environment Report now:
Delivers continental-scale real-time monitoring: providing instant environmental insights across Australia's entire continent, replacing what previously required days of supercomputer processing and massive computational resources.
Processes many terabytes of environmental data: from tens of monitoring sources through automated workflows, enabling seamless data integration and real-time analysis that powers comprehensive national reporting.
Enables universal data accessibility: with environmental scorecards for every region in Australia, serving researchers, managers, educators, students, and citizens with intuitive interactive exploration tools.
Powers Australia's premier environmental monitoring: system with scalable infrastructure supporting evidence-based decision-making, policy development, and continuous evolution of environmental health assessment capabilities.
Explore Our Case Studies
Evidence-based environmental policy in the ACT
ACT Government Sustainability
Annual environmental reporting across Australia
TERN & ANU Environmental Monitoring
Enabling Australia's Nature Repair Market
Australian Government
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See how Terrak.io transformed Australia's environmental monitoring from supercomputer dependency to on-demand analytics. Explore the interactive environmental data platform powering Australia's Environment Report.
