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DOC Habitat annotator and classifier

May 19, 2025

New Zealand's delicate reef ecosystems need careful protection, and analysing marine imaging data is key to this effort. To support this, TAIAO has teamed up with the Department of Conservation (DOC) to create an innovative online image annotation platform. This tool simplif...

Aotearoa Species Classifier

April 10, 2025

The Aotearoa Species Classifier is the first comprehensive New Zealand-specific species classifier through Artificial Intelligence (AI).Trained using a data set of over 1.2 million expert-annotated images, the AI tool is able to identify thousands of Aotearoa’s plants, ani...

Forest Flows Monitoring

April 10, 2025

Clean, fresh water is essential for life. As land-use intensification and climate change place growing pressure on water resources, it is vital that we manage water use sustainably. Planted forests can be managed to provide beneficial water outcomes, given adequate science i...

Flood Prediction Tool

April 10, 2025

The flood prediction tool is a new artificial intelligence system being designed by the University of Waikato to predict the impact of future flooding events in the Coromandel region.Being developed as part of the TAIAO project, it will be one of only a handful of systems in...

Highlights from the Environmental Data Science and AI Summit

August 28, 2024

Academics and Research Institutes Unite to Discuss the Future of Environmental Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

On Monday, 19 August TAIAO hosted its first-ever Environmental Data Science and AI Summit at Victoria University of Wellington. Speakers from some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s top research institutes came together with academics to discuss how data science and AI can seek a d...

Environmental Data Science and AI Summit

July 8, 2024

Welcome to the Environmental Data Science and AI Summit!

Join us at Victoria University of Wellington on 19 August 2024 (Monday) for an engaging day filled with talks, workshops, and networking opportunities centered on the intersection of environmental studies and data science in New Zealand. This summit is id...

Hackathon 2024

June 14, 2024

We’re delighted to be supporting the AI Hackathon 2024 in Waikato and Canterbury on 8 and 9 August 2024. Registrations are now open! Join us at the University of Waikato or the University of Canterbury for the AI Hackathon 2024, solve real-world problems and help make a di...

TAIAO Newsletter: 2023 Wrapped

January 10, 2024

Happy New Year

Closing out 2023, changes to Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate were more apparent than ever, with major weather events shaking the country, such as the Northland flash flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle. Such events show the importance of using data to make better predictions, an...

TAIAO Workshop 2023 - Recordings

September 9, 2023

The TAIAO Workshop 2023 took place a month ago (time really does fly!), and we want to express our heartfelt appreciation to all those who attended and presented at this year's TAIAO project workshop.Our TAIAO project has been going strong for three years, and now we're exci...

TAIAO Newsletter - Upcoming Events

August 13, 2023

Welcome to the TAIAO newsletter!

As an initiative supported by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), TAIAO is committed to promoting and facilitating the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and data science in New Zealand's environmental sector.We are excited to keep you informed ...