2022 was a fantastic year for ASA and it was an honour to walk alongside so many of you. In 2022, our second year in operation, we were able to lay strong foundations so that we can continue to deliver impact through skilled award-wage employment. We also celebrated our 100th ASA team member. We’re moving quickly!
Now that 2023 is underway, we’re looking ahead. We’re in the process of broadening our human-centred data services lines, increasing the quality of our impact, fostering partnerships across industries and maintaining our commitment to innovation. It’s exciting to see the team at work.
We look forward to sharing the highlights with you each month. Keep scrolling to see what we’ve been up to in January.
Geoff Smith
CEO
We proudly welcomed Cairns employee Amanda Dollery to the team and now we’re busy preparing for eight analysts to join. We’re also excited to welcome our new People Success Office James Elliot to our Brisbane office.
A huge congratulations to Chris Robertson and Alex Oh who have transitioned from ASA into long-term employment. Chris is enjoying his role as IT Services Officer at Sonic Healthcare, whilst Alex has settled in as Customer Service Officer at Services Australia. You can learn more about our Talent Solutions service on our website.
ASA made an appearance at a Teacher Professional Development session at Wavell Heights High School this month. Speaking on the topic of ‘Engaging Autism Spectrum and Neurodivergent Students in our Classrooms (and Beyond!)’, it was fantastic to be a part of this conversation with today’s educators. We’re looking forward to hosting work experience students at ASA in the future.
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An Australian-based mapping and publishing company founded in 1983, Hema Maps are masterful map makers in the four-wheel driving and outdoor adventure industries.
Hema Maps required help with their road data integration. Tasks include geometry and attribution checking as well as quality checking the merged road data. Our team worked with QGIS and their in-house developed tools. Learn more about Hema Maps.
QUT has set up an AI hub to improve conservation and land management by using cutting edge AI algorithms and ecological analytics. Using the data collected by drones or camera traps, QUT translates this into knowledge that can help save threatened species. ASA has been engaged on two projects with QUT:
ASA is labelling approx. 1000 images which will then be used to teach an AI program to label coral spawn in many, many more images. The wider project is aimed at using technological developments to save the Great Barrier Reef from climate change.
QUT has established the Conservation AI Network for the automated detection of fauna from drones and camera traps, and analysis of vegetation at local and landscape scales. With an initial focus on koalas, ASA will label images which will then be used by high-performance computing and AI technology developed by QUT.