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...