Environment
What can we do to ensure the sustainability of Queensland’s natural environment?
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Team Name:
The Green Team
Team Members:
Green Team
Project Info
Team Name
The Green Team
Team Members
Bec , John , Peter , Ebony , Jade , Brenden
Project Description
The Green Team are committed to creating a way for households to be a force for community change within their own backyards.
As residents, either homeowners or renters, there is an opportunity for us all to create change in our very own backyard. From planting local native endangered flora to supporting endangered fauna by contributing to nearby ecological corridors, this app allows everyday Queenslanders to easily play their part in saving our planet.
Register your property, plant some natives, support local flora and fauna, receive discounts, and become a part of the Green Team!
Data Story
Australia is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna that are now facing a time of unprecedented change. Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense and are largely driven by human-related activities.
We used datasets from the Moreton Bay Regional Council Data Hub, the Queensland Open Data Portal, and weather data from the Bureau of Meteorology. Python scripts were used to import, clean and analyse datasets. The python libraries utilised were Tkinter, Pandas, Matplotlib, Plotly, and urllib. This, along with ArcGIS mapping software, was used to create a working prototype interface. A python script was created that scraped live JSON response data from the BoM website, giving us real-time weather observations.
To represent the data visually, pie charts, bar graphs, scatter plots and image overlays were used. This enabled us to show the locations of endangered species, the diversity of those species and their distribution within regions. In future, this data could be used to identify the link between climate change and the decline of biodiversity of Australian native species. Methods such as overlaying heat maps with the changing distribution of species can further educate the community on the importance of protecting and enhancing the sustainability of Australia’s natural environment. This process begins in every user's very own backyard.
Team DataSets
Koala Monitoring The Mill
Description of Use Used in location and mapping of Koala for concept app GUI
MBRC CNCCS Ecological Corridors
Description of Use Used in location and mapping of eco corridors for concept app GUI
The Australian Threatened Species Index 2020
Description of Use Dataset from TSX used in app concept GUI for threatened species
Total number of fauna species, and proportion listed as threatened
Description of Use Creation of graphs to determine that species are becoming increasingly at risk of being threatened and endangered
Total number of flora species, and proportion listed as threatened
Description of Use Creation of graphs to determine that species are becoming increasingly at risk of being threatened and endangered
Qld species lists
Description of Use Used for determining local species for focus areas. Datasets used for DUI for concept app.
Bureau of Meteorology - Redcliffe weather station
Description of Use Accessing real-time data from the Redcliffe weather station for the concept GUI
Region summary: Moreton Bay (R)
Description of Use Used for understanding the types of households in the Moreton Bay regional local to our University, one of the focus areas of our species analysis.
Challenge Entries
Moreton Bay greening as we grow
How might we harness the power of the everyday citizen to help protect our diverse flora and fauna as we grow our region; creating a diverse and flourishing planet for generations to come?
Go to Challenge | 9 teams have entered this challenge.
Helping Australia reach net zero emissions by 2050
Australia has a goal to reach net zero emissions by 2050. How can Australians use public spaces, including city landscapes to achieve these goals?
Go to Challenge | 18 teams have entered this challenge.
Best Creative Use of Data in Response to ESG (AU)
How can you showcase data in a creative manner to respond to ESG challenges? How can we present and visualise data to stimulate conversation and promote change?
Go to Challenge | 31 teams have entered this challenge.