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Emergency Response Intelligence Capability (ERIC)

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:02:00 +1100

The Emergency Response Intelligence Capability (ERIC) is a web based productivity tool that gathers data, presents it in a map based web site and helps generate situation reports for emergency events at specific locations.

All Hazards: Digital Technology & Services for Disaster Management

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:21:00 +1100

Natural disasters have increased in severity and frequency in recent years. This report details our research into digital technologies and services for disaster planning, preparation, rescue and recovery. We are bringing this research together under an 'all hazards' approach to disaster management. (18 pages)

Government and Commercial Services

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:56:00 +1100

CSIRO's Government and Commercial Services team is helping the services sector better understand their business, customers and competitors to make more informed decisions about how they operate and deliver services.

Engineering and technical services

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO creates computational models and software tools for many applications from understanding and improving complex industrial processes to speeding up medical research and drug discovery through image analysis.

Understanding the full impact of social service delivery

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO and the Department of Human Services (DHS) are working together to gain a more complete understanding of the hard-to-measure impacts of human services.

Scheduling boats, crews and missions

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO services scientists have worked with the Royal Australian Navy and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) to solve some important fleet scheduling challenges.

Rail crew rostering: improved work schedules

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO rostering software has revolutionised work schedules for train crew of the Australian National Rail Corporation.

Improving social welfare services with powerful data analysis

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is developing sophisticated technologies to help the Department of Human Services (DHS) understand and respond to unexpected trends in demand for social worker services.

Smart vision system identifies expressions and analyses behaviour

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is developing self-learning computer vision technology to aid in the diagnosis of medical conditions and to make telecollaboration more natural.

Rostering staff for changing service demand

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO and The Preston Group developed software to help Cathay Pacific quickly and efficiently devise rosters for airport services staff.

Wireless tracking for challenging applications

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO’s portable location technology operates indoors, underground and in built-up areas.

Human Services Delivery Research Alliance

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO and the Department of Human Services (DHS) have formed a research alliance to harness the power of science and improve service delivery to more than six million Australians each year.

Planning Infrastructure for a better future

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO develops software tools and technologies to support decision making and improve the way national and state infrastructure is maintained and planned into the future.

Reditus™ finance software

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Reditus™ is a dynamic design, pricing and trading tool for the finance industry.

Online communities: improving communication with customers

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Online communities are a good way to give customers assistance whilst giving them a forum to share information and advice.

HCA-Vision: software for cytomics

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100

HCA-Vision allows researchers to accurately measure cell changes and improve their understanding of biological systems and processes.

Automated detection of road cracks

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO’s RoadCrack imaging technology automates the task of surveying the nation’s roads with a capacity to detect cracks one millimetre wide from beneath the chassis of a moving vehicle.

A smarter way of moving molten metal

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is developing technologies that are enabling large driverless vehicles to operate in industrial worksites such as smelters.

Sensor Sock: measuring your sole

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000

The Sensor Sock is a continuous monitoring and diagnostic device for measuring plantar (sole of foot) pressure used in the diagnosis and care of peripheral neuropathy

Image deconvolution using CSIRO's GPU computer cluster

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO's GPU computer cluster is speeding up deconvolution, the unblurring of fuzzy images.

Insect imaging system to accelerate species discovery

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO scientists are developing an automated insect imaging system that will speed up the process of classifying and naming thousands of new species every year.

Wireless LANs

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO invented and patented wireless LAN technology in the 1990s – a technology that has given us the freedom to work wirelessly in our homes and offices, using devices such as laptops and smart phones.

Quantifying risk for margin lenders

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100

Working for a leading Australian financial institution, CSIRO researchers developed a model and prototype software to quantify risk for a large portfolio of Australian stocks in margin lending.

Science to move 'in the groove' information sheet

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000

Download an information sheet about our wearable body mapping garments being used by Australian netballers to improve goalshooting skills. (2 pages)

Science to move 'in the groove'

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000

Wearable body mapping garments are helping Australian athletes to move with natural rhythms.

Wearable instrument shirt: tambourine

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000

This video shows the wearable shirt tambourine instrument which works by recognising and interpreting arm movements and relaying this wirelessly to a computer for audio generation. (0:21)

Wearable instrument shirt: guiro

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000

This video shows the wearable instrument shirt used as a guiro with it recognising and interpreting arm movements and relaying this wirelessly to a computer for audio generation. (0:11)

It's not rocket science... it's rockin' science

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO has built a virtual guitar to showcase its expertise in designing and manufacturing electronic and intelligent textiles with which people effortlessly control computers.

Risk management and decision support overview

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000

Risk research can contribute to avoiding the avoidable and reducing the impact of the unavoidable.

Moving in the groove

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Richard Helmer and Dr Damian Farrow demonstrate CSIRO's wearable body mapping garment, being used to improve the performance of elite athletes. (3:48)

Reshaping cities for a more sustainable future

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1100

Using advanced spatial planning and urban design software, CSIRO scientists examined six urban development models to evaluate their impact on a city's air quality and the exposure of its population to harmful pollutants.

Business decision tools

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO's Business Decision Tools team uses its operations research, statistical and mathematical modelling methods expertise to help customers achieve efficient utilisation of limited resources.

Second life seminar series

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is using the virtual world, Second Life, to communicate its scientific work to an international audience.

PARMS-Planning: protecting our pipelines

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1000

Pipeline Asset and Risk Management System (PARMS) is a suite of computer-based models exclusively offered by CSIRO Urban Water and designed to assist in the management of water supply network assets.

SEE Grid: open standards for earth and environmental data

Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 +1000

SEE Grid creates solutions enabling interoperability of natural resources information.

Identifying, measuring and pricing risk

Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO specialises in identifying, quantifying, measuring and pricing risk for the finance and insurance industries.

Increasing production rates

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +1100

Mathematical modelling was one of several approaches which helped James Hardie to increase production rates for their reinforced cement building products.

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