{"help": "https://data.gov.au/data/api/3/action/help_show?name=datastore_search", "success": true, "result": {"include_total": true, "limit": 100, "records_format": "objects", "resource_id": "f2a53e3f-dbee-4eaf-a09c-765413dd104e", "total_estimation_threshold": null, "records": [{"_id":1,"latitude":"-35.277792","Longitude":"149.108827","Address":"Australian National Botanic Gardens ","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"National Research Collections Australia ","Sub facility":"Australian National Herbarium (ANH)","Facility Description":"The National Research Collections Australia (NRCA) is a world class collection of animal and plant specimens that contribute to national and international biological knowledge. Together, they constitute a vast storehouse of information about Australia's biodiversity and underpin a significant part of the country's taxonomic, genetic, agricultural and ecological research. They underpin research in agriculture, biosecurity, biodiversity and climate change and are used by researchers all over the world.\nThere is potential for industry to create new opportunities from the information contained within these specimens for application in new and emerging technologies, including genomics and transcriptomics.\n\nResearch facility capability includes: \nDigital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nAccess to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nDigital capture of specimens, curation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The NRCA has been used in the medical, food and agriculture and environmental sectors in the following ways:  \nBiosecurity - as an important source for identifying biological invasions. \nBio-discovery of unique species for use in products (i.e. algal oils and biofuel, essential oils from plants and complex compounds).\nGermplasm (sources of genetic material) are important sources for production species in medical, environmental and agricultural fields such as plants (i.e. cotton, soybean), fish and microalgae. \nGenomic analysis of collections is being used to identify key genes associated with environmental adaptation. \n","What are the requirements for business access":"Access to the Collections is free of charge to bona fide researchers associated with a recognised research facility or institution (e.g. museums and universities). This is in line with global research community practice that supports the free exchange of scientific specimens and open access of facilities to bona fide researchers of registered research organisations. \nAccess by Industry and commercial enterprises is welcomed and is negotiated on a case by case basis with a commercial contract being agreed by the parties involved. \n","Contact for Access":"NRCA Director, Prof Andrew Young \nEmail: Andrew.young@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Collections/ANH\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case studies/success stories of industry interaction with the facility: \nNRCA has developed several key industry relationships in which it has partnered to provide collections-based biodiversity data, new genomics, data-handling and analytics to generate applied outcomes, including with: \nGas Industry - NRCA is working with the gas industry to provide baseline ecological data to inform revegetation and rare plant translocation activities in Queensland. \nSupply service - NRCA provides seed germplasm and algal strains to industry for reforestation and development of bioenergy and novel industrial compounds.\nBiomes of Australian Soil Environments (BASE) - a national soil genomics based microbial reference dataset. This is used for a wide range of applications including mineral prospecting, remediation and quarantine of microbes imported by Australia. \n","Main partners or relationships":"NCRA is hosted by CSIRO \nWithin CSIRO, Data61 is a key partner in developing breakthrough methods and tools for the digital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nA strong partnership with Bioplatforms Australia provides integrated access to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nThe Atlas of Living Australia relationship is crucial for end-to-end digital specimen capture, creation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation.\n"},{"_id":2,"latitude":"-35.277792","Longitude":"149.108827","Address":"Australian National Botanic Gardens ","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"National Research Collections Australia ","Sub facility":"Australian Tree Seed Centre (ATSC) ","Facility Description":"The National Research Collections Australia (NRCA) is a world class collection of animal and plant specimens that contribute to national and international biological knowledge. Together, they constitute a vast storehouse of information about Australia's biodiversity and underpin a significant part of the country's taxonomic, genetic, agricultural and ecological research. They underpin research in agriculture, biosecurity, biodiversity and climate change and are used by researchers all over the world.\nThere is potential for industry to create new opportunities from the information contained within these specimens for application in new and emerging technologies, including genomics and transcriptomics.\n\nResearch facility capability includes: \nDigital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nAccess to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nDigital capture of specimens, curation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The NRCA has been used in the medical, food and agriculture and environmental sectors in the following ways:  \nBiosecurity - as an important source for identifying biological invasions. \nBio-discovery of unique species for use in products (i.e. algal oils and biofuel, essential oils from plants and complex compounds).\nGermplasm (sources of genetic material) are important sources for production species in medical, environmental and agricultural fields such as plants (i.e. cotton, soybean), fish and microalgae. \nGenomic analysis of collections is being used to identify key genes associated with environmental adaptation. \n","What are the requirements for business access":"Access to the Collections is free of charge to bona fide researchers associated with a recognised research facility or institution (e.g. museums and universities). This is in line with global research community practice that supports the free exchange of scientific specimens and open access of facilities to bona fide researchers of registered research organisations. \nAccess by Industry and commercial enterprises is welcomed and is negotiated on a case by case basis with a commercial contract being agreed by the parties involved. \n","Contact for Access":"NRCA Director, Prof Andrew Young \nEmail: Andrew.young@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case studies/success stories of industry interaction with the facility: \nNRCA has developed several key industry relationships in which it has partnered to provide collections-based biodiversity data, new genomics, data-handling and analytics to generate applied outcomes, including with: \nGas Industry - NRCA is working with the gas industry to provide baseline ecological data to inform revegetation and rare plant translocation activities in Queensland. \nSupply service - NRCA provides seed germplasm and algal strains to industry for reforestation and development of bioenergy and novel industrial compounds.\nBiomes of Australian Soil Environments (BASE) - a national soil genomics based microbial reference dataset. This is used for a wide range of applications including mineral prospecting, remediation and quarantine of microbes imported by Australia. \n","Main partners or relationships":"NCRA is hosted by CSIRO \nWithin CSIRO, Data61 is a key partner in developing breakthrough methods and tools for the digital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nA strong partnership with Bioplatforms Australia provides integrated access to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nThe Atlas of Living Australia relationship is crucial for end-to-end digital specimen capture, creation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation.\n"},{"_id":3,"latitude":"-35.27312","Longitude":"149.115262","Address":"CSIRO Discovery Centre at Black Moutain ","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"National Research Collections Australia ","Sub facility":"Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) ","Facility Description":"The National Research Collections Australia (NRCA) is a world class collection of animal and plant specimens that contribute to national and international biological knowledge. Together, they constitute a vast storehouse of information about Australia's biodiversity and underpin a significant part of the country's taxonomic, genetic, agricultural and ecological research. They underpin research in agriculture, biosecurity, biodiversity and climate change and are used by researchers all over the world.\nThere is potential for industry to create new opportunities from the information contained within these specimens for application in new and emerging technologies, including genomics and transcriptomics.\n\nResearch facility capability includes: \nDigital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nAccess to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nDigital capture of specimens, curation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The NRCA has been used in the medical, food and agriculture and environmental sectors in the following ways:  \nBiosecurity - as an important source for identifying biological invasions. \nBio-discovery of unique species for use in products (i.e. algal oils and biofuel, essential oils from plants and complex compounds).\nGermplasm (sources of genetic material) are important sources for production species in medical, environmental and agricultural fields such as plants (i.e. cotton, soybean), fish and microalgae. \nGenomic analysis of collections is being used to identify key genes associated with environmental adaptation. \n","What are the requirements for business access":"Access to the Collections is free of charge to bona fide researchers associated with a recognised research facility or institution (e.g. museums and universities). This is in line with global research community practice that supports the free exchange of scientific specimens and open access of facilities to bona fide researchers of registered research organisations. \nAccess by Industry and commercial enterprises is welcomed and is negotiated on a case by case basis with a commercial contract being agreed by the parties involved. \n","Contact for Access":"NRCA Director, Prof Andrew Young \nEmail: Andrew.young@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Collections/ANIC\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case studies/success stories of industry interaction with the facility: \nNRCA has developed several key industry relationships in which it has partnered to provide collections-based biodiversity data, new genomics, data-handling and analytics to generate applied outcomes, including with: \nGas Industry - NRCA is working with the gas industry to provide baseline ecological data to inform revegetation and rare plant translocation activities in Queensland. \nSupply service - NRCA provides seed germplasm and algal strains to industry for reforestation and development of bioenergy and novel industrial compounds.\nBiomes of Australian Soil Environments (BASE) - a national soil genomics based microbial reference dataset. This is used for a wide range of applications including mineral prospecting, remediation and quarantine of microbes imported by Australia. \n","Main partners or relationships":"NCRA is hosted by CSIRO \nWithin CSIRO, Data61 is a key partner in developing breakthrough methods and tools for the digital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nA strong partnership with Bioplatforms Australia provides integrated access to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nThe Atlas of Living Australia relationship is crucial for end-to-end digital specimen capture, creation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation.\n"},{"_id":4,"latitude":"-35.21863","Longitude":"149.123878","Address":" Bellenden Street, Crace, Australian Capital Territory 2911, Australia","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"National Research Collections Australia ","Sub facility":"Australian National Wildlife Collection (ANWC) ","Facility Description":"The National Research Collections Australia (NRCA) is a world class collection of animal and plant specimens that contribute to national and international biological knowledge. Together, they constitute a vast storehouse of information about Australia's biodiversity and underpin a significant part of the country's taxonomic, genetic, agricultural and ecological research. They underpin research in agriculture, biosecurity, biodiversity and climate change and are used by researchers all over the world.\nThere is potential for industry to create new opportunities from the information contained within these specimens for application in new and emerging technologies, including genomics and transcriptomics.\n\nResearch facility capability includes: \nDigital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nAccess to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nDigital capture of specimens, curation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The NRCA has been used in the medical, food and agriculture and environmental sectors in the following ways:  \nBiosecurity - as an important source for identifying biological invasions. \nBio-discovery of unique species for use in products (i.e. algal oils and biofuel, essential oils from plants and complex compounds).\nGermplasm (sources of genetic material) are important sources for production species in medical, environmental and agricultural fields such as plants (i.e. cotton, soybean), fish and microalgae. \nGenomic analysis of collections is being used to identify key genes associated with environmental adaptation. \n","What are the requirements for business access":"Access to the Collections is free of charge to bona fide researchers associated with a recognised research facility or institution (e.g. museums and universities). This is in line with global research community practice that supports the free exchange of scientific specimens and open access of facilities to bona fide researchers of registered research organisations. \nAccess by Industry and commercial enterprises is welcomed and is negotiated on a case by case basis with a commercial contract being agreed by the parties involved. \n","Contact for Access":"NRCA Director, Prof Andrew Young \nEmail: Andrew.young@csiro.au\nhttps://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Collections/ANWC","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case studies/success stories of industry interaction with the facility: \nNRCA has developed several key industry relationships in which it has partnered to provide collections-based biodiversity data, new genomics, data-handling and analytics to generate applied outcomes, including with: \nGas Industry - NRCA is working with the gas industry to provide baseline ecological data to inform revegetation and rare plant translocation activities in Queensland. \nSupply service - NRCA provides seed germplasm and algal strains to industry for reforestation and development of bioenergy and novel industrial compounds.\nBiomes of Australian Soil Environments (BASE) - a national soil genomics based microbial reference dataset. This is used for a wide range of applications including mineral prospecting, remediation and quarantine of microbes imported by Australia. \n","Main partners or relationships":"NCRA is hosted by CSIRO \nWithin CSIRO, Data61 is a key partner in developing breakthrough methods and tools for the digital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nA strong partnership with Bioplatforms Australia provides integrated access to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nThe Atlas of Living Australia relationship is crucial for end-to-end digital specimen capture, creation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation.\n"},{"_id":5,"latitude":"-42.886594","Longitude":"147.338042","Address":"Castray Esplanade, Battery Point TAS 7004","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"National Research Collections Australia ","Sub facility":" Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) ","Facility Description":"The National Research Collections Australia (NRCA) is a world class collection of animal and plant specimens that contribute to national and international biological knowledge. Together, they constitute a vast storehouse of information about Australia's biodiversity and underpin a significant part of the country's taxonomic, genetic, agricultural and ecological research. They underpin research in agriculture, biosecurity, biodiversity and climate change and are used by researchers all over the world.\nThere is potential for industry to create new opportunities from the information contained within these specimens for application in new and emerging technologies, including genomics and transcriptomics.\n\nResearch facility capability includes: \nDigital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nAccess to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nDigital capture of specimens, curation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The NRCA has been used in the medical, food and agriculture and environmental sectors in the following ways:  \nBiosecurity - as an important source for identifying biological invasions. \nBio-discovery of unique species for use in products (i.e. algal oils and biofuel, essential oils from plants and complex compounds).\nGermplasm (sources of genetic material) are important sources for production species in medical, environmental and agricultural fields such as plants (i.e. cotton, soybean), fish and microalgae. \nGenomic analysis of collections is being used to identify key genes associated with environmental adaptation. \n","What are the requirements for business access":"Access to the Collections is free of charge to bona fide researchers associated with a recognised research facility or institution (e.g. museums and universities). This is in line with global research community practice that supports the free exchange of scientific specimens and open access of facilities to bona fide researchers of registered research organisations. \nAccess by Industry and commercial enterprises is welcomed and is negotiated on a case by case basis with a commercial contract being agreed by the parties involved. \n","Contact for Access":"NRCA Director, Prof Andrew Young \nEmail: Andrew.young@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Collections/ANFC\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case studies/success stories of industry interaction with the facility: \nNRCA has developed several key industry relationships in which it has partnered to provide collections-based biodiversity data, new genomics, data-handling and analytics to generate applied outcomes, including with: \nGas Industry - NRCA is working with the gas industry to provide baseline ecological data to inform revegetation and rare plant translocation activities in Queensland. \nSupply service - NRCA provides seed germplasm and algal strains to industry for reforestation and development of bioenergy and novel industrial compounds.\nBiomes of Australian Soil Environments (BASE) - a national soil genomics based microbial reference dataset. This is used for a wide range of applications including mineral prospecting, remediation and quarantine of microbes imported by Australia. \n","Main partners or relationships":"NCRA is hosted by CSIRO \nWithin CSIRO, Data61 is a key partner in developing breakthrough methods and tools for the digital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nA strong partnership with Bioplatforms Australia provides integrated access to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nThe Atlas of Living Australia relationship is crucial for end-to-end digital specimen capture, creation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation.\n"},{"_id":6,"latitude":"-42.886594","Longitude":"147.338042","Address":"Castray Esplanade, Battery Point TAS 7005","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"National Research Collections Australia ","Sub facility":" Australian National Algae Culture Collection (ANACC)","Facility Description":"The National Research Collections Australia (NRCA) is a world class collection of animal and plant specimens that contribute to national and international biological knowledge. Together, they constitute a vast storehouse of information about Australia's biodiversity and underpin a significant part of the country's taxonomic, genetic, agricultural and ecological research. They underpin research in agriculture, biosecurity, biodiversity and climate change and are used by researchers all over the world.\nThere is potential for industry to create new opportunities from the information contained within these specimens for application in new and emerging technologies, including genomics and transcriptomics.\n\nResearch facility capability includes: \nDigital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nAccess to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nDigital capture of specimens, curation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The NRCA has been used in the medical, food and agriculture and environmental sectors in the following ways:  \nBiosecurity - as an important source for identifying biological invasions. \nBio-discovery of unique species for use in products (i.e. algal oils and biofuel, essential oils from plants and complex compounds).\nGermplasm (sources of genetic material) are important sources for production species in medical, environmental and agricultural fields such as plants (i.e. cotton, soybean), fish and microalgae. \nGenomic analysis of collections is being used to identify key genes associated with environmental adaptation. \n","What are the requirements for business access":"Access to the Collections is free of charge to bona fide researchers associated with a recognised research facility or institution (e.g. museums and universities). This is in line with global research community practice that supports the free exchange of scientific specimens and open access of facilities to bona fide researchers of registered research organisations. \nAccess by Industry and commercial enterprises is welcomed and is negotiated on a case by case basis with a commercial contract being agreed by the parties involved. \n","Contact for Access":"NRCA Director, Prof Andrew Young \nEmail: Andrew.young@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Collections/ANACC\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case studies/success stories of industry interaction with the facility: \nNRCA has developed several key industry relationships in which it has partnered to provide collections-based biodiversity data, new genomics, data-handling and analytics to generate applied outcomes, including with: \nGas Industry - NRCA is working with the gas industry to provide baseline ecological data to inform revegetation and rare plant translocation activities in Queensland. \nSupply service - NRCA provides seed germplasm and algal strains to industry for reforestation and development of bioenergy and novel industrial compounds.\nBiomes of Australian Soil Environments (BASE) - a national soil genomics based microbial reference dataset. This is used for a wide range of applications including mineral prospecting, remediation and quarantine of microbes imported by Australia. \n","Main partners or relationships":"NCRA is hosted by CSIRO \nWithin CSIRO, Data61 is a key partner in developing breakthrough methods and tools for the digital analysis of biological collections and next generation analytics. \nA strong partnership with Bioplatforms Australia provides integrated access to genomics and bioinformatics capability. \nThe Atlas of Living Australia relationship is crucial for end-to-end digital specimen capture, creation, data delivery, analysis and interpretation.\n"},{"_id":7,"latitude":"-31.993506","Longitude":"115.885454","Address":"26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington WA 6151","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"Pawsey Supercomputing Centre","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre situated in Perth, Western Australia and is a national world-class supercomputing and high volume data management facility operating petascale compute, data analytics and associated storage infrastructure.\n\nCapability for industry: \nWorld class research supercomputing and data expertise;\nAdvanced data storage and analysis tools;\nCutting edge visualisation resources and new dimensions of analysis;\n\nOur Supercomputing Team assists users to access and utilise:\nMagnus. A Cray XC40 Supercomputer, for highly parallel distributed programs;\nZythos. A SGI UV2000 shared memory computer, with 6TB addressable memory;\nGalaxy. A Cray XC30 Supercomputer, used exclusively for radio astronomy;\nZeus. A SGI distributed memory cluster, featuring NVIDIA accelerators.\nOur Data Team provides expertise to help researchers fully utilise Pawsey resources and improve the management of their research data. Managing data involves storing the physical data sets, adding and publishing metadata to make data sets discoverable and controlling access to the data\n\nOur Visualisation team provides a package of hardware, software and expertise, to tackle the whole range of visualisation activities that are relevant to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre user community and offers access to:\nStereoscopic 3D displays\nImmersive hemispherical displays\nHigh resolution displays\nHigh performance graphics workstations\nSpherical display\nSpecialist still capture cameras\nSpecialist video cameras\n3D capture technology\nUser interface and tracking systems","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Major industries which benefit from the facility include: \nCybersecurity:\nThe centre tackles key challenges in cyber security providing secure and enterprise grade resilient systems to support data acquisition, storage and retention. It can also test new technologies, highlight vulnerabilities and threats to build resilience and provide effective responses to cyber intrusions and attacks.\nHealth:\nPawsey is routinely used to research and develop therapeutics and treatments for areas such as cancer, obesity and dementia. \nEnergy:\nPawsey has been used for research into alternatives to fossils fuels such as solar photovoltaics, solar thermal technologies and biofuels. Additionally, it has been used for research into low emission energy production from fossil fuels such as the improvement of gas turbines and energy storage technologies. \nRadio astronomy:\nPawsey has dedicated 25% of its resources to supporting radio astronomy, with Galaxy, a Cray XC30, dedicated to the operational requirements of ASKAP and MWA\n","What are the requirements for business access":"Commercial organisations can gain access to the centre by partnering with research institutions and gain access through merit, free of charge. Alternatively, they can pay for access at market rates.\nAccess to the cloud and managed storage platform is offered at any time through a merit-based application to researchers and commercial organisations in partnership with researchers. \n","Contact for Access":"Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Administration\nPhone:+61 8 6436 8830\nEmail: admin@pawsey.org.au\nwebsite: https://www.pawsey.org.au/\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Carnegie Wave Energy was only able to successfully commercialise their technology as a result of the computation provided at Pawsey. Carnegie Clean Energy Limited developed the CETO Wave Energy Technology that converts wave energy into zero-emission electricity and desalinated water. Carnegie's plant at Garden Island in Western Australia is the world's first wave energy microgrid project.  ","Main partners or relationships":"Square Kilometre Array (SKA):\nPawsey has a completed MoU with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Science Data Processor (SDP) Consortium.  This agreement ensures Pawsey staff can take a leadership role in the creation of the data Processor, being developed as part of the SKA Project.  The SKA (and its precursors) are a fundamental part of Astronomy research in Australia and are a NRIR Focus Area.   \n\nNational Computational Infrastructure (NCI):\nPawsey works collaboratively with NCI to provide a national approach to High Performance Computing and data analytics services for Australian researchers.\n\nRDS:\nPawsey has had an affiliation with RDS, formerly RDSI since 2011.  Pawsey presently receives operational funding from RDS to operate RDSI funded infrastructure.  In addition, Pawsey works with RDS on domain-focused projects. \n\nMicroscopy and imaging:\nPawsey provides support to the University of Western Australia's Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (CMCA).  The CMCA is a national node of the AMMRF (microscopy) and NIF (imaging).  \n\nAustralia Astronomy Limited (AAL):\nPawsey, in partnership with Curtin University, won a bid to deliver data services and training through the Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) initiative for Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS). \n\nAARNet:\nPawsey is reliant on the high-speed network that is provided by AARNet. Not only does it provide the requisite bandwidth up to the Murchison Observatory, without which neither precursor telescope could observe, but also provides high speed access to Australian researchers so that they can transfer data in and out of the Centre in a timely fashion.\n"},{"_id":8,"latitude":"-42.886594","Longitude":"147.338042","Address":"Marine National Facility, CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Castray Esplanade, HOBART TAS 7000","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"Marine National Facility (RV Investigator) ","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"The Marine National Facility (MNF) provides a blue-water research capability to the Australian scientific community and their international collaborators. \n\nMNF manages and operates RV Investigator, a 94 metre custom built research ship, capable of servicing the Australian marine science community, and their international collaborators, for 300 days per year.  Each voyage is able to accommodate 20 crew and 40 scientists, technical staff, and other participants, and can go to sea for up to 60 days without re-supply and cover 10,000 nautical miles. The ship has an operational range from the Antarctic ice edge to the tropics.  \n\nInvestigator is fitted out with a range of state of the art equipment, and is particularly suited to multi-disciplinary projects including:\nOceanographic research - Oceanographers seek to understand the dynamics of the ocean and observe changes across seasons and decades, to better understand weather, climate and how changes impact fisheries, offshore infrastructure and coastal developments. Investigator enables the deployment of large surface and sub-surface moorings, the deployment of oceanographic sampling equipment to depths of 7,000 m and ability to tow equipment 3,000 m behind the ship to collect data;\nGeoscience research - Investigator is equipped with advanced geoscience equipment to map the sea floor and its underlying structure. Attached to the ship's hull is a steel housing called a gondola, which contains advanced sonar technology. Acoustic signals are emitted in a beam that is 30 km wide in water depths to 11,500 m to reveal, in 3D, seafloor features such as deep sea canyons and mountains. Investigator has sophisticated equipment to probe the make-up of the seabed and below; \nBiological research - Marine biologists on board Investigator can study ocean life with the latest fish assessment sonar that can reach to depths of 3,000 m and collect passive data on where species live, eat and breed. Combined with the seafloor mapping technology, this enables us to greatly improve our understanding of ocean ecosystems. There is also a range of sampling equipment including small fine gauge surface nets to large ocean trawling nets used to capture species down to 5,000 m, sea floor sampling equipment, incubation and refrigeration facilities; \nAtmospheric research- Investigator is the first Australian research vessel with laboratories dedicated to analysing the interaction between the ocean and atmosphere and one of only a few around the world fitted with a weather radar. Atmospheric research data will help us understand and predict changes in local, regional and global weather and rainfall patterns.\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"THE MNF has multi-disciplinary research capability supporting all major areas of marine and atmospheric research. This can be applied in a wide range of sectors, including:\n\nFood - sustainable use of our fisheries;\nClimate - understanding the ocean's key role in our climate;\nSecurity & Defence - tsunami research and monitoring, ocean prediction, mapping of Australia's EEZ;\nEnergy - energy resources such as oil, gas, wave and tidal power;\nMinerals - future mineral reserves;\nTourism and infrastructure - developments in marine environment;\nGeopolitics - Australia's territorial claims. \n","What are the requirements for business access":"The MNF recognise three types of use of the vessel which are listed in order of priority: \n\nType 1 use - Researchers based in Australia from Australian research organisations and their international collaborators who are successful through the competitive MNF Granted Voyage (GV) applications process. Successful applications are highly ranked in terms of: \nscience excellence;\nnational benefit and; \ntrack record.  \n\nSuccessful GV applicants are not charged for the costs of operating the research vessel but must fund associated project costs such as research team salaries (pre, during and post voyage), travel and freight for the research team and their specific equipment.\n\nType 2 use  - Research organisations and their collaborators who charter Investigator to complete ship-based components of their research. Voyages of this type are User Funded Voyages (UFV).  These Type 2 applications are open all year round and are assessed by the MNF for the national benefit offered, in conjunction with a risk assessment.\n\nInvestigator may be made available at low pricing to user Type 2 proposals which demonstrate a high national benefit and low risk rating. User Type 2 proposals with limited national benefit and/or less desirable risk profiles will be priced at higher rates.\n\nType 3 use - Charter involving commercial charge arrangements subject to competitive neutrality policy. Voyages of this type are considered UFVs. \n","Contact for Access":"Dr Barbara Musso, MNF Facilities Program Director\nEmail: mnf@csiro.au\nPhone: +61 3 6232 5379\nWebsite: http://mnf.csiro.au/\n\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"The Great Australian Bight (GAB) research program:\nA $20 million four-year project, which began in April 2013 in collaboration between CSIRO, BP, the South Australian Research and Development Institute, University of Adelaide and Flinders University.\n\nThe two major aims of the project are: \nunderstanding the unique marine environment and potential marine resources \nproviding the science to decision makers to support sustainable development in the region and monitor possible future impacts. \n\nThe MNF hosted two voyages for this project to deliver ocean research to inform the themes of: oceanography; pelagic ecosystems and their environmental drivers; establish benthic biodiversity; and investigate the petroleum geology and geochemistry of the GAB. \n\nThe research results will be made available for the benefit of stakeholders, such as Commonwealth and state regulators and governments, and a diverse range of research, community and environmental groups. \n","Main partners or relationships":"The MNF is used by researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, Geoscience Australia, Australian universities, as well as international collaborators. "},{"_id":9,"latitude":"-34.050812","Longitude":"150.978971","Address":"Centre for Accelerator Science, Building 53, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Menai, 2234 NSW Australia.","Managing Organisation":"ANSTO","Facility":"The Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS)","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"The Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS) is Australia's largest accelerator science research facility and is a world-leader in the provision of analytical services and expertise using accelerator based techniques. \n\nCAS provides uniquely sensitive tools capable of analysing the smallest of samples (one thousand-millionth of a gram or a nanogram). The two principal characterisation capabilities are ion beam analysis (IBA) and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The facility is the only location in Australia that is capable of operating numerous accelerator-based analysis techniques simultaneously (in some cases five techniques at a time) on the one sample with high precision, high accuracy and short run times. The capabilities provided by CAS strongly complement those of the Australian Synchrotron and the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering.\n\nCAS provides users with access to a suite of tools in one location that can be used across:\nisotopic dating, including water resource management;\nfine particle air pollution;\nclimate science;\nmodification and characterisation of solid materials;\nradiation damage studies;\nforensic science;\nnuclear detector characterisation;\nmicrobiological and life science studies, including food provenance analytical testing. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Industries that access the facility include: \nwater resource managers, such as local councils and state or territory governments;\nmining and natural resources;\nenvironmental assessment and protection;\nfood, agriculture and aquaculture industries ;\nadvanced manufacturing;\ncultural heritage and arts;\nforensics.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"CAS is an open-access, multi-user facility managed by ANSTO for the benefit of the broader Australian research community and Australian industry. \n\nThe ANSTO Research Portal [https://portal.ansto.gov.au/] is the gateway for research users to access CAS. \n\nUsers can apply for access by submitting a proposal (two open calls each year) which is then assessed by via external review committees, and ranked according to scientific merit, national interest use or value to training younger users.  \n\nAccess is provided directly to businesses for commercial use on a fee for service basis. Businesses will be assigned a staff member who will work with them to design an experiment to address their problem. Business access ranges from the characterisation of samples to dating and aging samples. Commercial users should contact Professor David Cohen (details below) to discuss use of the facility. \n","Contact for Access":"Professor David Cohen\nEmail: david.cohen@ansto.gov.au\nPhone: +61-2-9717-3042\nWebsite: https://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities/centre-for-accelerator-science\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Extensive research has been carried out by CAS staff over many decades, in collaboration with NSW office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), to characterise and quantify the sources of fine particle urban air pollution in NSW using accelerator based ion beam analysis techniques. These methods have identified smoke from domestic wood heaters in the winter, sulfates from coal fired power stations and emissions from diesel vehicles as significant pollution sources in most urban areas. See http://www.ansto.gov.au/asp for more case studies.","Main partners or relationships":"CAS provides complementary capabilities to researchers and industry accessing the Australian Synchrotron and Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, and university researchers needing sensitive sample characterisation or precise sample dating techniques.  Main partners include State Environmental Protection Agencies, Local Councils and industries, including mining and steel production."},{"_id":10,"latitude":"-34.050812","Longitude":"150.978971","Address":"Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, Building 87\nAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation\nNew Illawarra Road\nLucas Heights NSW Australia\n","Managing Organisation":"ANSTO","Facility":"The Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS)","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"The Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS) provides neutrons to solve complex research and industrial problems. Neutron scattering techniques allow the structure, dynamics and properties of a range of materials used in medicine, mining, transportation, building, engineering, food processing and scientific research be determined. This ultimately helps scientists and industry understand why materials have the properties they do, helping tailor new materials, devices and systems.\n\nThe ACNS is currently home to 14 neutron-beam instruments, a suite of sample environment equipment, unique Helium-3 neutron polarisation capabilities, three laboratory X-ray instruments, a neutron Laue camera for single-crystal alignment, a physical-properties measurement system (PPMS), and atomistic modelling capability. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Capabilities for industry sectors include: \nBoeing through the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre to assist in optimisation of large-scale machining of aircraft components;\nHardchrome Engineering (Melbourne-based SME) to validate novel portable laser repair technology of turbine blades in Australian power stations;\nMining companies to understand porosity in ores;\nK-Tig (Adelaide-based SME) and Welding Solution (Sydney-based SME) to characterise and optimise novel welding technology.\n\n","What are the requirements for business access":"Industry has access to the neutron beam instruments through a proprietary, user-pays access system. ACNS has developed a solution-driven, customer-focused flexible industry programme. The ACNS has an Industrial Liaison Office which promotes the use of ANSTO's neutron scattering facilities for applied industrial research, including:\nthe provision of industrial access and support for commercial and non-commercial use of neutron and X-ray instruments;\norganised training and workshops for industry on the application of neutrons;\ncollaborating and/or partnering with industry and research facilities in research and development projects requiring ACNS's unique characterisation capabilities; \npromotion and enhanced awareness of ANSTO's unique infrastructure, capabilities and expertise among industry.\n","Contact for Access":"Email: Industry@ansto.gov.au\nWebsite: https://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities/australian-centre-for-neutron-scattering\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Recent industrial clients are distributed across the aerospace, advanced manufacturing, transport, food and agriculture, energy storage and delivery, chemical, civil engineering and defence sectors and includes: \nBoeing through the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre to assist in optimisation of large-scale machining of aircraft components;\nCSIRO for analysis of advanced manufacturing of third party aerospace components;\nDSTG for characterising new alloys for defence applications.\n","Main partners or relationships":"ACNS is collaborating with MASSIVE (Monash University) on a NeCTAR funded Characterisation Virtual Laboratory (CVL) project to install MyTardis and connect a neutron instrument (BILBY) to CVL as a pilot for potential implementation across the full suite of instruments. \n\nNational Deuteration Facility (NDF) - NDF is Australia's national facility for isotopic labelling of molecules with the stable, non-radioactive isotope deuterium (2H) using chemical or biological (in vivo) processes. This enhances contrast, and reduces background from incoherent absorption, when conducting structural studies using ACNS neutron scattering instruments.\n\nWe have numerous industry partners through Australian Research Council Linkage Projects and Industrial Transformation Hubs and Training Centres including:\nLinkage Project  for Advanced cryobanking for recalcitrant-seeded Australian rainforest plants;\nLinkage Project for Nanostructure Engineered Low Activation Superconductors for Fusion Energy;\nIndustrial Transformation Hub for Transforming Australia's Manufacturing Industry through High Value Additive Manufacturing;\nTraining Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites;\nIndustrial Transformation Training Centre for Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials;\nIndustrial Transformation Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling and Manufacturing.\n"},{"_id":11,"latitude":"-34.050812","Longitude":"150.978971","Address":"New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights NSW 2234","Managing Organisation":"ANSTO","Facility":"National Deuteration Facility ","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"The National Deuteration Facility (NDF) provides facilities and expertise to produce molecules where all or part of the molecular hydrogen is replaced with deuterium chemically or biologically. This enables complex investigations of the relationship between the structure of molecules and their function using neutron scattering and other techniques. \nAn emerging area of benefit for industry is the development of functional deuterated molecules. This is where the deuterium is added not to enhance studies, but to create different or greatly enhanced properties that benefit medicine, photonics, communication technologies and other materials applications. \n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Current industry relevant research fields include: \nstructural biology (causation, detection and treatment of disease);\npharmaceutical (drug delivery, efficacy and stability);\nmaterials science nanotechnology (organic light emitting diodes, thin film chemical or biosensors);\nenergy (gas storage; new generation batteries);\npolymer science (biomedical applications; new \"green\" catalytic materials; drug delivery; consumer plastics);\nfood (food structure and digestion). \n","What are the requirements for business access":"Access to the NDF for open-access research by researchers in universities or industry is merit-based and is submitted via the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering Application Portal found at   \nhttps://neutron.ansto.gov.au/Bragg/proposal/index.jsp. Merit access applications close in March and September of each year.\nProprietary access by industry is available on a fee for service basis. Enquiries can be made at any time to:\nndf-enquiries@ansto.gov.au \n","Contact for Access":"Enquiries and quotes can be obtained via ndf-enquiries@ansto.gov.au\nWebsite: https://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities/national-deuteration-facility\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case studies/success stories of industry interaction with the facility: \nhttps://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities/national-deuteration-facility#applications \n","Main partners or relationships":"The NDF is a key partner with the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS) at the OPAL Reactor (75% of NDF user activity). Together NDF, ACNS and OPAL enable discovery and innovative solutions for researchers in academia and industry in the biotechnology, chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, food and medicine sectors."},{"_id":12,"latitude":"-34.050812","Longitude":"150.978971","Address":"New Illawarra Rd, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234","Managing Organisation":"ANSTO","Facility":"Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) reactor","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"The OPAL multipurpose reactor is Australia's only nuclear reactor and provides Australia with a domestic capability in nuclear science. This capability is vital to the Australia, enabling the creation of life-saving nuclear medications, development of new materials and advancements in the mineral/resources sector. \nOPAL is also the source of neutrons for the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS). Neutron scattering techniques allow the structure, dynamics and properties of a range of materials used in medicine, mining, transportation, building, engineering, food processing and scientific research to be determined.\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"OPAL has the capability to irradiate materials and provides neutrons which are then utilised using a variety of analysis techniques for the benefit of the following industries: \nHealth - OPAL produces 85% of Australia's lifesaving nuclear medicines;\nResources - Elemental analysis of ores or process intermediates using neutron activation analysis (NAA) and delayed neutron activation analysis (DNAA);\nMaterials engineering - Doped silicon - producing 48 per cent of the world's irradiated silicon. Used by the semi-conductor industry in applications such as fast trains, solar energy systems, hybrid cars and wind turbines;\nMaterials engineering - Elemental analysis of materials using NAA.  Capable of measuring impurities in solid samples without chemical destruction;\nFood and agriculture - Elemental analysis of food and soil using NAA.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"There are a number of options of access: \nFee for service access applies for elemental analysis of materials using NAA and DNAA and for commercial use of the neutron beam instruments at ACNS. Applications will be reviewed in terms of feasibility and safety.\nThe mining and minerals industry accesses the capabilities through the ANSTO Minerals business unit.\n\nThere is potential to collaborate with ANSTO researchers and gain entry via merit-based access: \nCalls for applications occur biannually.\nANSTO conducts feasibility and safety evaluations of the proposals, which are also sent to external referees for evaluation of the merit of the science. Proposals are ranked by the external Program Advisory Committee.\nThere is no charge for merit-based access as long as the data collected is to be published in open literature. Applicants wishing to retain intellectual property may gain access by way of application. If approved, the application will attract a charge that reflects recovery of full on-costs plus a commercial margin, depending on whether collaborative or commercial arrangements are in place.\n","Contact for Access":"Email: user.office@ansto.gov.au\nWebsite: https://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities/opal-multi-purpose-reactor\n   https://www.ansto.gov.au/user-access \n\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case studies/success stories of industry interaction with the facility: \n\nHealth Companies:\nThe nuclear medicines developed by the OPAL reactor (both diagnostic and therapeutic) are a significant contributor to the healthcare industry, both domestically and globally. The new ANSTO Nuclear Medicine (ANM) facility will have the capacity to provide up to 25 per cent of the global demand for molybdenum-99, which is used in approximately 45 million medical procedures every year. \n\nMaterial Manufacture:\nNAA is used as part of the quality control of titanium powder manufactured in Australia using a proprietary process.  NAA has the advantage of being able to measure undesirable contaminants such as chlorine directly, without having to treat the samples further.\n\nResources Companies: \nNAA and DNAA are used to analyse the elemental content of solid samples to measure up to 65 elements, including uranium.  There is strong engagement with the mining and minerals industry, including the uranium and rare earth sectors.  Industry-led research involving process optimisation and pilot plant campaigns have been facilitated by the high accuracy and fast turnaround of uranium analyses enabled by OPAL's DNAA capability. \n","Main partners or relationships":"Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering (ACNS) - OPAL provides neutrons for a range of analysis techniques"},{"_id":13,"latitude":"-33.888973","Longitude":"151.180921","Address":"81 Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050","Managing Organisation":"ANSTO","Facility":"National Research Cyclotron Facility ","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"The National Research Cyclotron Facility contains an 18 MeV cyclotron that produces carbon-11 and fluorine-18 radioisotopes, and radiochemistry capabilities for radiolabelling molecules to produce radiotracers for preclinical, clinical and non-clinical research.\n\nRadiotracer development and production in the facility is supported by seven hot cells containing radiosynthesis modules, two dedicated dispensing cells, and associated laboratories.  To support clinical trials, radiotracers can be produced under GMP guidelines and principles. The Facility has been optimised for the fast translation from preclinical radiotracers to clinical research.\n\nThe facility is operated by ANSTO at its Camperdown campus in Sydney, giving it ready access to preclinical imaging facilities and researchers at the nearby Brain and Mind Centre.  A high performance computing platform provides advanced imaging analysis and modelling capabilities.  ANSTO and the University of Sydney together form a node of the NCRIS National Imaging Facility (NIF).\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry:\nThe National Research Cyclotron Facility offers users unique access to an extensive portfolio of fluorine-18 and carbon-11 preclinical and clinical radiotracers.  Translation can also be extended to pharmaceuticals and tracers incorporating radio-metals supplied from ANSTO's Lucas Heights facilities.  Relevant capabilities for industry include radioisotope sourcing, production, development; production of radiotracers; design and conduct of pre-clinical studies; and supply into clinical trials.   \n\nFood and agriculture industry:\nCarbon-11 based radiotracers offer particular opportunities to undertake research into living plants.  For example, 11-CO2 can be used to observe the transport of carbohydrates and root-shoot signalling mechanisms, utilising the PC2 facility in the National Research Cyclotron Facility.  \n","What are the requirements for business access":"Business access is available on a fee for service basis and can be fast tracked. \nThere are set fees for access to the facility or access to a capability e.g. development and evaluation of a radiotracer.\nThe team can assist a company in preparing grant applications.\nThe team can advise on the feasibility, scope and cost of the development and delivery for industry programs.\nCommercial arrangements can be tailored to meet the particular needs of a company and the access model required.\nIndustry access to the capabilities and capacity of the Facility is a core element of the operating model.\n\nThere is potential to collaborate with researchers and gain entry via merit-based access: \nCalls for applications occur biannually, submitted through the ANSTO Research Portal.\nANSTO conducts feasibility and safety evaluations of the proposals, which are also sent to external referees for evaluation of the merit of the science.\nThere is no charge for merit-based access as long as the data collected is to be published in open literature. Applicants wishing to retain intellectual property may gain access by way of application. If approved, the application will attract a charge that reflects recovery of full on-costs plus a commercial margin, depending on whether collaborative or commercial arrangements are in place.\n","Contact for Access":"Email: user.office@ansto.gov.au\nWebsite: https://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities/national-research-cyclotron\n   https://www.ansto.gov.au/user-access \n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"The use of a new radiopharmaceutical in clinical trials:\nProstate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australian men and kills over 3,000 every year in Australia.  Australian biotechnology company Minomic International Ltd approached ANSTO to participate in a first-in-human Phase1 clinical trial of the novel MilGa nuclear medicine agent for the diagnosis of prostate, bladder and pancreatic cancer. The National Research Cyclotron Facility enabled the development, delivery and administration of the MilGa radiopharmaceutical.  This was the first use of the Facility to produce a GMP-grade (Good Manufacturing Practice) pharmaceutical for clinical research and demonstrated the portfolio of capabilities that ANSTO can offer to support the rapidly expanding Australian biotechnology industry.  \n\nhttps://www.ansto.gov.au/news/collaboration-develops-innovative-cancer-diagnostic-agent\n\nhttps://biotechdispatch.com.au/news/minomic-updates-on-miltuximab-trial\n","Main partners or relationships":"University of Sydney - NIF node partner; extending access to the Sydney Imaging Core Facility. "},{"_id":14,"latitude":"-37.913873","Longitude":"145.143209","Address":"800 Blackburn Rd, Clayton VIC 3168","Managing Organisation":"ANSTO","Facility":"The Australian Synchrotron","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"ANSTO's Australian Synchrotron is a source of powerful x-rays and infrared radiation that can be used for a wide range of scientific and technical purposes. Synchrotron x-rays are millions of times brighter than those produced by conventional x-ray machines in laboratories and can be used to examine the atomic and molecular detail of materials from a huge variety of sectors including agriculture, medical and manufacturing.  The unique properties of synchrotron light mean that experimental results are far superior in accuracy, clarity, specificity and timeliness to those obtained using conventional laboratory equipment. ","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Synchrotron techniques are useful in many different industry sectors, including but not limited to the following:\nAdvanced materials: ceramics, polymers, biomaterials, semiconductors, magnetic, superconducting and battery materials, and opto-electronics;\nAgriculture: plant cells, plant tissues, plant cell and root uptakes, and soil analysis;\nBiomedical: new diagnostics and bio-mimetic materials (artificial skin or organs);\nDefence industries: new materials, sensors and coatings;\nEnvironmental technologies and services: analysis of soils, fresh and salt water, air and atmospheric samples, pollutants, toxins and contaminants and environmental remediation;\nFood technology: analysis of food ingredients and packaging materials, and product and process development;\nForensics: broad range of analytical capabilities and development of new techniques;\nManufacturing: metal alloys, catalysts, engineered components, stress analysis, fibres and textiles, adhesives, polymers and plastics, surfaces, interfaces and coatings;\nMedical: new diagnostics, imaging and therapeutic techniques;\nMinerals: mineral exploration and mineral processing;\nNanotechnology and microtechnology: advanced nano- and micro-device manufacturing, microfluidics and sensors;\nOil and gas: exploration, pipeline reactions, fuel processing and fuel cells;\nPharmaceuticals: high-throughput structural biology for drug discovery and development, cell imaging, quality control and process improvement;\nScientific instruments: detector technologies, measurement techniques, medical implants and delivery systems.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"Commercial Access: \n Industry access to the Australian Synchrotron is available on a fee for service basis.\nThe approach is to focus on the Government priority sectors and alert industry contacts to synchrotron techniques that are best suited to solving technical challenges or problems in their field.\nBeam time across all of the Australian Synchrotron beamlines is reserved for commercial clients, ensuring access when needed.\n\n\nPartnering with Researchers for Merit-Based Access: \nANSTO operates a merit-based access system for the Australian Synchrotron through a proposal program made via the ANSTO User Portal for the Australian Synchrotron.  \nMerit Access is free to eligible organisations. \nProposals are reviewed externally and assessed by Program Advisory Committees (PACs) against Scientific Impact, National Benefit, the track record of the researcher, and the need for synchrotron radiation to undertake the research.\nMerit access users are expected to publish results in the open scientific literature. \n","Contact for Access":"Ms Kerry Hayes, Group Leader, Industry Engagement\n Phone: +61 3 8540 4232\n Email: kerryh@ansto.gov.au\nhttps://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities/australian-synchrotron/overview \n\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case study example:\nEnviropacific Services Pty. Ltd. based in Newcastle, NSW, provides solutions for contaminated site remediation, and are employing catalytic processes from the fuel processing industry to deal with toxic compounds like PFAS compounds found in firefighting foams.  The Synchrotron was used to analyse factors affecting the performance and production of the catalysts used to break down the toxic substances safely. \nElastagen Pty Ltd based in Sydney, NSW has developed a synthetic version of tropoelastin, a crucial component in the healing of wounds and aesthetic skin repair, making use of the Australian Synchrotron to improve their understanding of the product's molecular structure.  In February 2018, Elastagen, a spinoff of Sydney University, was  acquired by Allergen Pharmaceuticals.\nLaserbond Pty Ltd, a company based in Sydney, NSW is a leader in surface engineering techniques extending heavy equipment part life and reducing costs of refurbishment.  The Australian Synchrotron has helped them validate their newest technologies which keep them at the forefront of this sector.\n\nFurther case studies can be found here: \nhttps://www.ansto.gov.au/business/working-with-ansto/industry-users/melbourne\n","Main partners or relationships":"Through the Australian Synchrotron, ANSTO has supported over 200 individual businesses across all sectors to innovate. Activities include development and validation of new products and processes, troubleshooting existing products and processes, and discovery of new knowledge that leads to new opportunities.\n\nANSTO collaborates and partners with universities and research organisations, such as DSTG, CSIRO and medical research institutes, such as Walter Eliza Hall Institute, to deliver research outcomes and to develop new capability for research. \n\nIn project BRIGHT, ANSTO has partnered with all of these organisations and New Zealand partners, through the New Zealand Synchrotron Group Ltd to raise over $90 million to increase the number of beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron, providing new unique capability for researchers and industry, and help meet demand for access at the facility. \n"},{"_id":15,"latitude":"-19.267662","Longitude":"147.053397","Address":"1526 Cape Cleveland Rd, Cape Cleveland QLD 4810","Managing Organisation":"AIMS","Facility":"Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) ","Sub facility":"National Sea Simulator","Facility Description":"AIMS's National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) is a world-class marine research aquarium facility. SeaSim provides ultra-fine control over many environmental variables including light, temperature, acidity/pCO2, salinity, sedimentation and contaminants, including the ability to replicate seasonal and diurnal cycles. This enables the replication of natural conditions not possible in other research facilities.\n\nSeasim can be used to research complex short-term multifactorial scenarios through to scenarios such as complex environmental changes with large, long-term (months to years in duration) experiments in which they can manipulate key environmental factors.\n\nThe SeaSim is a vital part of the applied research value chain supporting the blue economy, allowing hypotheses developed from observations collected with vessel-based research and field measurements to be tested in controlled conditions, with outputs synthesised and developed into decision support tools.\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"SeaSim research benefits a range of industries and sectors that operate in the 'blue economy', such as offshore oil and gas, tourism and fishing.\n\nSeasim can be used to carry out environmental impact modelling and research, for example:\nAssessing the impact of dredge and dredge spoils on benthic organisms, and assessing the impact of hydrocarbon dispersion on coral health;\nEfficacy testing of oil absorbents;\nDetermining thresholds of a variety of tropical marine organisms to the effective of pesticides, metals and other contaminants.\n\nOther applications include assessment of anti-biofouling technologies and as a test-bed for new marine-based scientific and engineering instrumentation.\n\nThe SeaSim is included in a number of industry proposals currently in development. The potential partners include Boeing (as part of the AIMS-Boeing joint Research Agreement) and oil and gas companies operating in the north west and ports located in northern Australia.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"Most industry users have made arrangements to access Seasim under co-investment projects alongside a university or research institution, with access granted on the basis of research merit.\n\nOther options for access are:\nRenting space in the facility to independently undertake R&D activities;\nCollaborating with AIMS on projects with mutually beneficial outcomes.\n\nAccess fees are dependent on the mode of engagement and the complexity and resource requirements of the specific work being undertaken.\n","Contact for Access":"Craig Humphrey, National Sea Simulator Operations Manager (c.humphrey@aims.gov.au)\nJohn Chappell, Chief Operating Officer (j.chappell@aims.gov.au)\n\nAustralian Institute of Marine Science\nPMB No. 3, Townsville MC, QLD 4810 \nPhone: (07) 4753 4444 Fax: (07) 4772 5852\nWebsite: https://www.aims.gov.au/seasim\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"The National Sea Simulator was used to undertake research on the impact of dredging on the marine environment. The experiments replicated sediment plumes and settling in an aquarium environment, and assessed associated impact on coral species, with control and precision not previously possible. The outcomes of this research are rewriting the approach to dredging programs, resulting in both operational cost savings and improved environmental outcomes.\n\nThis project was sponsored by the Western Australia Marine Science Institution Dredging Node and funded by Woodside, Chevron and BHP.\n","Main partners or relationships":"Work undertaken in the SeaSim often draws heavily upon observations, samples and collections conducted from vessels and/or remotely deployed observational infrastructure, including the RV Cape Ferguson, RV Solander and IMOS field deployed infrastructure."},{"_id":16,"latitude":"-38.152007","Longitude":"144.389661","Address":"5 Portarlington Rd, Newcomb VIC 3219","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"Australian Animal Health Laboratory ","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"The Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) provides Australia's highest level of biocontainment within a purpose-built biosecurity infrastructure. AAHL is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence in disease diagnosis, research and policy advice in animal health and human diseases of animal origin. \nAAHL offers a range of diagnostic services and reagents as commercial services, accredited diagnostic testing for diseases in terrestrial and aquatic animals, and ensures surge capacity in the event of a major disease outbreak.\nThe facility provides authoritative testing to assure the continued high health status of Australian livestock and aquatic industries, to the standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), which are required by our trading partners before they accept Australian meat and livestock.\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Livestock industries:\nDiagnostic testing and surveillance services for biosecurity threats to livestock are provided free of charge under an agreement with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources;\nLaboratory services in support of emergency responses in the event of incursion of an exotic disease;\nInfectious disease research to understand  aetiology, pathogenesis and epidemiology. Such research may be commissioned directly by industry sectors;\nQuarantine testing for imports and exports\n\nBiomedical industries:\nTesting of imported biological materials for extraneous agents. Vaccine seed strains and the biological reagents used in production are tested to ensure the safety of the final product;\nAnimal models of infectious disease are used to evaluate candidate vaccines or therapeutics;\n AAHL contributes to the process of licencing of human vaccines in pre-clinical trials using animal models;\nAAHL offers a service to assist in diagnostic test validation. \n","What are the requirements for business access":"AAHL is in the process of aligning more closely as one of CSIRO's National Facilities and, in principle, all of the services of the facility are available to industry, but with a particular focus on the need for access where the work requires a secure, high containment environment.\n\nThere is open access to anyone seeking \"fee for service\" testing Projects for industry that can be delivered by facility staff are relatively easy to accommodate, but where access to non-AAHL staff is required, there are additional security clearance and training requirements. We are creating an access procedure to guide and assist industry partner application. \n\nThere is merit review for access. Projects or proposals are considered on science merit, but other factors include national benefit, intellectual property ownership and ethical and safety considerations.\n","Contact for Access":"Phone + 61 3 5227 5007 \nEmail aahl.reception@csiro.au \n\nWebsite for AAHL Laboratory Services: \nThis portal provides submission forms for specimens and diagnostic testing.  \nhttps://aahllabservices.csiro.au/\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Equivac© HeV\nIn May 2011 CSIRO announced the development of a prototype Hendra virus vaccine for horses.  Following rigorous safety testing, CSIRO, along with its partners, launched the Equivac© HeV vaccine in November 2012. By March 2013 our scientists confirmed that horses were immune to a lethal exposure of the Hendra virus six months post vaccination. \nThe Equivac© HeV is a world-first commercial vaccine for a Bio-Safety Level-4 disease agent. This vaccine enables commercial and private equine activities to continue with minimal negative impact by increasing personal safety for horse owners, vets and others regularly interacting with horses. It also enhances security for the Australian horse industry and reduces time spent in quarantine. Licensing of the vaccine required trials in horses and, at the time, AAHL was the only facility in the world capable of such a study at BSL 4 level biocontainment. \nhttps://www.csiro.au/en/Research/BF/Areas/Protecting-Animal-and-Human-Health/Zoonotic-capability/Hendra\n\nWhite Spot Disease in Prawns \nIn late November 2016, white spot disease was identified in a commercial prawn farm in Queensland. Until that time, Australia was one of the few countries in the world with a prawn farming industry that had remained free of the highly contagious viral infection that affects crustaceans. With the Australian prawn industry having a gross value of prawn production worth $413 million in 2015-16, and employing 5,000 people, it is of national significance to control disease outbreaks. During December 2016, AAHL received an all-time monthly high of over 1,000 submissions and 21,000 samples for testing. The AAHL team responded quickly and effectively to the surge in testing demand not only for this outbreak but all the other diagnostic submissions received in the same period. AAHL's ability to rapidly diagnose disease and confirm suspected outbreaks is an important capability supporting Australia's biosecurity system. Our work protects the health of Australia's aquaculture species, wildlife and livestock to ensure the competitiveness of Australia's agriculture and trade:\nhttps://www.csiro.au/en/about/our-impact/reporting-our-impact/annual-reports/16-17-annual-report/part2/program-1-2\n","Main partners or relationships":"AAHL is hosted by CSIRO and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources contributes to the running costs of the facility as part of the national biosecurity infrastructure. CSIRO's Health and Biosecurity business unit partners with AAHL where projects require access to high biocontainment. Deakin University has a group resident on site for the same reason. AAHL also hosts groups from Melbourne University and Barwon Health and is a partner in the Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases."},{"_id":17,"latitude":"-19.267662","Longitude":"147.053397","Address":"1526 Cape Cleveland Rd, Cape Cleveland QLD 4810","Managing Organisation":"AIMS","Facility":"Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - Coastal Research Vessel Fleet","Sub facility":"RV Cape Ferguson","Facility Description":"AIMS's owns and operates a research fleet that provides access across Australia's tropical marine environments. Two large purpose-built research vessels, the RV Cape Ferguson and the RV Solander, and a number of smaller vessels, take researchers to the diverse habitats that make up Australian waters. AIMS's major vessels are equipped with a wide range of facilities essential for long research trips, such as:\non-board dive compressors;\na moon pool for deploying sensitive bathymetric, hydrographic and oceanographic instruments through the deck of the RV Solander;\nA-frame, hydrographic, and conductivity, temperature and depth winches;\nwet and dry laboratories;\nflow-through aquaria;\nlarge deck spaces;\ninflatable tenders;\nsophisticated navigation, satellite communication and computing facilities.\n\nAncillary equipment such as multibeam echo sounder, towed video systems, sample grabs, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and remote operated vehicles (ROV) are available dependent on specific mission needs.\n\nThe vessels have been used to support a range of projects for ports, onshore industry and the oil and gas sector.\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The geographic areas of interest for industry stakeholders require well-equipped research vessels, able to support a number of personnel for extended periods (up to three weeks) at sea.\n\nFor example:\nThe vessels have been used to support ecosystem monitoring research and environmental impact, to monitor the impact of agricultural nutrients and pesticides on the marine environment and for benthic assessments in exploration leases.\nBoth vessels have capability for deployment and recovery of instrument moorings and for servicing offshore deployed equipment such as weather stations.\nThe RV Solander is capable of undertaking hydrographic surveys.","What are the requirements for business access":"Business can access the coastal research vessels through either a collaborative arrangement, where research is co-funded, or through a commercial arrangement. Around half the research conducted using the coastal research vessels is undertaken through a co-funding model. \n\nExternal collaborators are sponsored by AIMS scientists and industry work is negotiated through contracts, which are approved at AIMS executive level. \n\nAny work undertaken by AIMS with industry partners where commercial limitations are placed on data publication are charged at full commercial rates (note: with industry work, AIMS retains all intellectual property, however in some cases publication of data and associated research papers is subject to an embargo period).\n","Contact for Access":"John Chappell, Chief Operating Officer \nEmail: j.chappell@aims.gov.au\n\nAustralian Institute of Marine Science\nPMB No. 3, Townsville MC, QLD 4810 \nTel: (07) 4753 4444 Fax: (07) 4772 5852\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"In 2014, AIMS, Shell Australia and INPEX Operations Australia commenced a multi-year partnership to develop comprehensive and critical environmental baselines for waters in the Browse Basin off north-western Australia.  These baselines underpin a jointly developed Operational and Scientific Monitoring Program, which would be used to determine the extent, severity and persistence of impacts in the unlikely event that a significant spill occurs from the Shell-operated Prelude gas field or the INPEX-operated Ichthys gas field.  The RV Solander provided critical support as a platform for a range of observational equipment and to enable access to the Browse Basin for scientists and other personnel.","Main partners or relationships":"AIMS collaborates with a number of international institutes, including the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. \n\nR&D collaborative frameworks include the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Integrated Marine Observing System, National Environment Research Program, Collaborative Research Network (with ANU, CDU, and JCU), North Australia Marine Research Alliance, and the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC). \n"},{"_id":18,"latitude":"-12.370288","Longitude":"130.871281","Address":"23 Ellengowan Drive, Brinkin NT 0810","Managing Organisation":"AIMS","Facility":"Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - Coastal Research Vessel Fleet","Sub facility":"RV Solander","Facility Description":"AIMS's owns and operates a research fleet that provides access across Australia's tropical marine environments. Two large purpose-built research vessels, the RV Cape Ferguson and the RV Solander, and a number of smaller vessels, take researchers to the diverse habitats that make up Australian waters. AIMS's major vessels are equipped with a wide range of facilities essential for long research trips, such as:\non-board dive compressors;\na moon pool for deploying sensitive bathymetric, hydrographic and oceanographic instruments through the deck of the RV Solander;\nA-frame, hydrographic, and conductivity, temperature and depth winches;\nwet and dry laboratories;\nflow-through aquaria;\nlarge deck spaces;\ninflatable tenders;\nsophisticated navigation, satellite communication and computing facilities.\n\nAncillary equipment such as multibeam echo sounder, towed video systems, sample grabs, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and remote operated vehicles (ROV) are available dependent on specific mission needs.\n\nThe vessels have been used to support a range of projects for ports, onshore industry and the oil and gas sector.\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The geographic areas of interest for industry stakeholders require well-equipped research vessels, able to support a number of personnel for extended periods (up to three weeks) at sea.\n\nFor example:\nThe vessels have been used to support ecosystem monitoring research and environmental impact, to monitor the impact of agricultural nutrients and pesticides on the marine environment and for benthic assessments in exploration leases.\nBoth vessels have capability for deployment and recovery of instrument moorings and for servicing offshore deployed equipment such as weather stations.\nThe RV Solander is capable of undertaking hydrographic surveys.","What are the requirements for business access":"Business can access the coastal research vessels through either a collaborative arrangement, where research is co-funded, or through a commercial arrangement. Around half the research conducted using the coastal research vessels is undertaken through a co-funding model. \n\nExternal collaborators are sponsored by AIMS scientists and industry work is negotiated through contracts, which are approved at AIMS executive level. \n\nAny work undertaken by AIMS with industry partners where commercial limitations are placed on data publication are charged at full commercial rates (note: with industry work, AIMS retains all intellectual property, however in some cases publication of data and associated research papers is subject to an embargo period).\n","Contact for Access":"John Chappell, Chief Operating Officer \nEmail: j.chappell@aims.gov.au\n\nAustralian Institute of Marine Science\nPMB No. 3, Townsville MC, QLD 4810 \nTel: (07) 4753 4444 Fax: (07) 4772 5852\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"In 2014, AIMS, Shell Australia and INPEX Operations Australia commenced a multi-year partnership to develop comprehensive and critical environmental baselines for waters in the Browse Basin off north-western Australia.  These baselines underpin a jointly developed Operational and Scientific Monitoring Program, which would be used to determine the extent, severity and persistence of impacts in the unlikely event that a significant spill occurs from the Shell-operated Prelude gas field or the INPEX-operated Ichthys gas field.  The RV Solander provided critical support as a platform for a range of observational equipment and to enable access to the Browse Basin for scientists and other personnel.","Main partners or relationships":"AIMS collaborates with a number of international institutes, including the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. \n\nR&D collaborative frameworks include the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Integrated Marine Observing System, National Environment Research Program, Collaborative Research Network (with ANU, CDU, and JCU), North Australia Marine Research Alliance, and the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC). \n"},{"_id":19,"latitude":"-33.77282","Longitude":"151.098135","Address":"Vimiera and Pembroke Rds, Marsfield NSW 2122\n","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF)","Sub facility":"CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory","Facility Description":"The ATNF operates three world-class radio telescopes and related services as National Facilities in pure astronomy research. It develops leading-edge receiver and data processing systems for its own telescopes and others around the world. Significant agreements to provide services have been made with other research organisations such as NASA and the Breakthrough Foundation, but opportunities for providing services to business have been limited.","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Major industries which could potentially benefit from the facility include:\nSpacecraft tracking: The ATNF has provided spacecraft tracking services under contract to the agencies NASA and ESA but to date not to industry. Opportunities to provide niche spacecraft tracking services in this adjacent market are currently being explored, but none has been provided to date.\n Space situational awareness (SSA): The ATNF has potential capability to provide some services in the specialised area of SSA but this activity has so far been confined to research into Near Earth Asteroids (NEA) a collaboration with NASA, and an initial investigation into space debris, with the Department of Defence.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"The ATNF has provided fee-for-service access to its facilities to a number of research and related organisations including:\nNASA (research-related spacecraft tracking ;\nBreakthrough Foundation (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence);\nNational Academy of Science, China (astrophysical research);\nVarious consortia of Australian and international universities (astrophysical research).\n\nSuch access is typically negotiated as an hourly rate.\nTerms and conditions typically relate to licensing of the data and to service levels.\nAccess is open to any interested user.\nThere is generally no formal merit review for time allocated to non-National Facility purposes, which are determined case-by-case.\n\nCapacity to provide such services is limited by our charter to continue to provide merit-based National Facility access to the astronomy research community, which makes up at least 50% of time on all National Facilities.\n","Contact for Access":"Dr John Reynold, Director of ATNF Operations\nEmail: John.Reynolds@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.atnf.csiro.au/\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"ATNF has a long history of supporting NASA and European Space Agency deep space missions, including the Voyager, Galileo, Cassini/Huygens and Mars Space Laboratory (MSL) planetary missions. The involvement of Parkes in NASA's highly successful MSL mission in 2012 in particular attracted wide publicity for CSIRO, highlighting ATNF's ability to meet complex technical requirements and a proven level of support. ","Main partners or relationships":"Australian Universities:\nThe ATNF's relationship with the Australian University sector is critical to its research output and in maintaining Australia's astronomy discipline base, as a significant proportion of ATNF National Facilities users are based in these Universities.\n\nSquare Kilometre Array (SKA):\nThe ATNF is a key partner with the SKA. The ATNF operates the Murchison Radio Observatory which will host the SKA Low telescope, is actively contributing to most of the SKA construction consortia, and expects to play a key role in operating SKA Low.\n\nPawsey Supercomputing Centre:\nThe ATNF relies heavily on Pawsey Supercomputing Centre resources to operate its Australian SKA Pathfinder National Facility, and to provide data archiving and curation services. \n\nBreakthrough Foundation:\nThe ATNF currently provides a significant fraction of time under contract on its Parkes National Facility telescope, for the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI).\n\nNational Academy of Science, China (NAOC):\nThe ATNF currently provides a significant fraction of time under contract on its Parkes National Facility telescope to NAOC for astrophysical research.\n\nAustralia Astronomy Limited (AAL):\nAAL continues to support ATNF Operations through the NCRIS program, assisting ATNF to maintain its radio astronomy national facilities for merit-based access to the Australian and international astronomy communities, and to develop relevant new research initiatives into eResearch and 'big data'. \n\nAARNet: \nATNF is heavily reliant on the high speed national network provided by AARNet to provide the requisite bandwidth to all its remote facilities including the Murchison Radio Observatory, to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and to its other locations including the Sydney headquarters.\n"},{"_id":20,"latitude":"-32.998119","Longitude":"148.263546","Address":"Telescope Rd, Parkes NSW 2870\n","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF)","Sub facility":"Parkes Radio Telescope","Facility Description":"The ATNF operates three world-class radio telescopes and related services as National Facilities in pure astronomy research. It develops leading-edge receiver and data processing systems for its own telescopes and others around the world. Significant agreements to provide services have been made with other research organisations such as NASA and the Breakthrough Foundation, but opportunities for providing services to business have been limited.","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Major industries which could potentially benefit from the facility include:\nSpacecraft tracking: The ATNF has provided spacecraft tracking services under contract to the agencies NASA and ESA but to date not to industry. Opportunities to provide niche spacecraft tracking services in this adjacent market are currently being explored, but none has been provided to date.\n Space situational awareness (SSA): The ATNF has potential capability to provide some services in the specialised area of SSA but this activity has so far been confined to research into Near Earth Asteroids (NEA) a collaboration with NASA, and an initial investigation into space debris, with the Department of Defence.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"The ATNF has provided fee-for-service access to its facilities to a number of research and related organisations including:\nNASA (research-related spacecraft tracking ;\nBreakthrough Foundation (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence);\nNational Academy of Science, China (astrophysical research);\nVarious consortia of Australian and international universities (astrophysical research).\n\nSuch access is typically negotiated as an hourly rate.\nTerms and conditions typically relate to licensing of the data and to service levels.\nAccess is open to any interested user.\nThere is generally no formal merit review for time allocated to non-National Facility purposes, which are determined case-by-case.\n\nCapacity to provide such services is limited by our charter to continue to provide merit-based National Facility access to the astronomy research community, which makes up at least 50% of time on all National Facilities.\n","Contact for Access":"Dr John Reynold, Director of ATNF Operations\nEmail: John.Reynolds@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.atnf.csiro.au/\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"ATNF has a long history of supporting NASA and European Space Agency deep space missions, including the Voyager, Galileo, Cassini/Huygens and Mars Space Laboratory (MSL) planetary missions. The involvement of Parkes in NASA's highly successful MSL mission in 2012 in particular attracted wide publicity for CSIRO, highlighting ATNF's ability to meet complex technical requirements and a proven level of support. ","Main partners or relationships":"Australian Universities:\nThe ATNF's relationship with the Australian University sector is critical to its research output and in maintaining Australia's astronomy discipline base, as a significant proportion of ATNF National Facilities users are based in these Universities.\n\nSquare Kilometre Array (SKA):\nThe ATNF is a key partner with the SKA. The ATNF operates the Murchison Radio Observatory which will host the SKA Low telescope, is actively contributing to most of the SKA construction consortia, and expects to play a key role in operating SKA Low.\n\nPawsey Supercomputing Centre:\nThe ATNF relies heavily on Pawsey Supercomputing Centre resources to operate its Australian SKA Pathfinder National Facility, and to provide data archiving and curation services. \n\nBreakthrough Foundation:\nThe ATNF currently provides a significant fraction of time under contract on its Parkes National Facility telescope, for the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI).\n\nNational Academy of Science, China (NAOC):\nThe ATNF currently provides a significant fraction of time under contract on its Parkes National Facility telescope to NAOC for astrophysical research.\n\nAustralia Astronomy Limited (AAL):\nAAL continues to support ATNF Operations through the NCRIS program, assisting ATNF to maintain its radio astronomy national facilities for merit-based access to the Australian and international astronomy communities, and to develop relevant new research initiatives into eResearch and 'big data'. \n\nAARNet: \nATNF is heavily reliant on the high speed national network provided by AARNet to provide the requisite bandwidth to all its remote facilities including the Murchison Radio Observatory, to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and to its other locations including the Sydney headquarters.\n"},{"_id":21,"latitude":"-30.312551","Longitude":"149.550101","Address":"Paul Wild Observatory, 1828 Yarrie Lake Rd, Narrabri NSW 2390\n","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF)","Sub facility":"Australia Telescope Compact Array","Facility Description":"The ATNF operates three world-class radio telescopes and related services as National Facilities in pure astronomy research. It develops leading-edge receiver and data processing systems for its own telescopes and others around the world. Significant agreements to provide services have been made with other research organisations such as NASA and the Breakthrough Foundation, but opportunities for providing services to business have been limited.","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Major industries which could potentially benefit from the facility include:\nSpacecraft tracking: The ATNF has provided spacecraft tracking services under contract to the agencies NASA and ESA but to date not to industry. Opportunities to provide niche spacecraft tracking services in this adjacent market are currently being explored, but none has been provided to date.\n Space situational awareness (SSA): The ATNF has potential capability to provide some services in the specialised area of SSA but this activity has so far been confined to research into Near Earth Asteroids (NEA) a collaboration with NASA, and an initial investigation into space debris, with the Department of Defence.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"The ATNF has provided fee-for-service access to its facilities to a number of research and related organisations including:\nNASA (research-related spacecraft tracking ;\nBreakthrough Foundation (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence);\nNational Academy of Science, China (astrophysical research);\nVarious consortia of Australian and international universities (astrophysical research).\n\nSuch access is typically negotiated as an hourly rate.\nTerms and conditions typically relate to licensing of the data and to service levels.\nAccess is open to any interested user.\nThere is generally no formal merit review for time allocated to non-National Facility purposes, which are determined case-by-case.\n\nCapacity to provide such services is limited by our charter to continue to provide merit-based National Facility access to the astronomy research community, which makes up at least 50% of time on all National Facilities.\n","Contact for Access":"Dr John Reynold, Director of ATNF Operations\nEmail: John.Reynolds@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.atnf.csiro.au/\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"ATNF has a long history of supporting NASA and European Space Agency deep space missions, including the Voyager, Galileo, Cassini/Huygens and Mars Space Laboratory (MSL) planetary missions. The involvement of Parkes in NASA's highly successful MSL mission in 2012 in particular attracted wide publicity for CSIRO, highlighting ATNF's ability to meet complex technical requirements and a proven level of support. ","Main partners or relationships":"Australian Universities:\nThe ATNF's relationship with the Australian University sector is critical to its research output and in maintaining Australia's astronomy discipline base, as a significant proportion of ATNF National Facilities users are based in these Universities.\n\nSquare Kilometre Array (SKA):\nThe ATNF is a key partner with the SKA. The ATNF operates the Murchison Radio Observatory which will host the SKA Low telescope, is actively contributing to most of the SKA construction consortia, and expects to play a key role in operating SKA Low.\n\nPawsey Supercomputing Centre:\nThe ATNF relies heavily on Pawsey Supercomputing Centre resources to operate its Australian SKA Pathfinder National Facility, and to provide data archiving and curation services. \n\nBreakthrough Foundation:\nThe ATNF currently provides a significant fraction of time under contract on its Parkes National Facility telescope, for the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI).\n\nNational Academy of Science, China (NAOC):\nThe ATNF currently provides a significant fraction of time under contract on its Parkes National Facility telescope to NAOC for astrophysical research.\n\nAustralia Astronomy Limited (AAL):\nAAL continues to support ATNF Operations through the NCRIS program, assisting ATNF to maintain its radio astronomy national facilities for merit-based access to the Australian and international astronomy communities, and to develop relevant new research initiatives into eResearch and 'big data'. \n\nAARNet: \nATNF is heavily reliant on the high speed national network provided by AARNet to provide the requisite bandwidth to all its remote facilities including the Murchison Radio Observatory, to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and to its other locations including the Sydney headquarters.\n"},{"_id":22,"latitude":"-26.696351","Longitude":"116.631086","Address":"Murchison Radio Observatory, Western Australia\n","Managing Organisation":"CSIRO","Facility":"Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF)","Sub facility":"Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP)","Facility Description":"The ATNF operates three world-class radio telescopes and related services as National Facilities in pure astronomy research. It develops leading-edge receiver and data processing systems for its own telescopes and others around the world. Significant agreements to provide services have been made with other research organisations such as NASA and the Breakthrough Foundation, but opportunities for providing services to business have been limited.","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"Major industries which could potentially benefit from the facility include:\nSpacecraft tracking: The ATNF has provided spacecraft tracking services under contract to the agencies NASA and ESA but to date not to industry. Opportunities to provide niche spacecraft tracking services in this adjacent market are currently being explored, but none has been provided to date.\n Space situational awareness (SSA): The ATNF has potential capability to provide some services in the specialised area of SSA but this activity has so far been confined to research into Near Earth Asteroids (NEA) a collaboration with NASA, and an initial investigation into space debris, with the Department of Defence.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"The ATNF has provided fee-for-service access to its facilities to a number of research and related organisations including:\nNASA (research-related spacecraft tracking ;\nBreakthrough Foundation (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence);\nNational Academy of Science, China (astrophysical research);\nVarious consortia of Australian and international universities (astrophysical research).\n\nSuch access is typically negotiated as an hourly rate.\nTerms and conditions typically relate to licensing of the data and to service levels.\nAccess is open to any interested user.\nThere is generally no formal merit review for time allocated to non-National Facility purposes, which are determined case-by-case.\n\nCapacity to provide such services is limited by our charter to continue to provide merit-based National Facility access to the astronomy research community, which makes up at least 50% of time on all National Facilities.\n","Contact for Access":"Dr John Reynold, Director of ATNF Operations\nEmail: John.Reynolds@csiro.au\nWebsite: https://www.atnf.csiro.au/\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"ATNF has a long history of supporting NASA and European Space Agency deep space missions, including the Voyager, Galileo, Cassini/Huygens and Mars Space Laboratory (MSL) planetary missions. The involvement of Parkes in NASA's highly successful MSL mission in 2012 in particular attracted wide publicity for CSIRO, highlighting ATNF's ability to meet complex technical requirements and a proven level of support. ","Main partners or relationships":"Australian Universities:\nThe ATNF's relationship with the Australian University sector is critical to its research output and in maintaining Australia's astronomy discipline base, as a significant proportion of ATNF National Facilities users are based in these Universities.\n\nSquare Kilometre Array (SKA):\nThe ATNF is a key partner with the SKA. The ATNF operates the Murchison Radio Observatory which will host the SKA Low telescope, is actively contributing to most of the SKA construction consortia, and expects to play a key role in operating SKA Low.\n\nPawsey Supercomputing Centre:\nThe ATNF relies heavily on Pawsey Supercomputing Centre resources to operate its Australian SKA Pathfinder National Facility, and to provide data archiving and curation services. \n\nBreakthrough Foundation:\nThe ATNF currently provides a significant fraction of time under contract on its Parkes National Facility telescope, for the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI).\n\nNational Academy of Science, China (NAOC):\nThe ATNF currently provides a significant fraction of time under contract on its Parkes National Facility telescope to NAOC for astrophysical research.\n\nAustralia Astronomy Limited (AAL):\nAAL continues to support ATNF Operations through the NCRIS program, assisting ATNF to maintain its radio astronomy national facilities for merit-based access to the Australian and international astronomy communities, and to develop relevant new research initiatives into eResearch and 'big data'. \n\nAARNet: \nATNF is heavily reliant on the high speed national network provided by AARNet to provide the requisite bandwidth to all its remote facilities including the Murchison Radio Observatory, to the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and to its other locations including the Sydney headquarters.\n"},{"_id":23,"latitude":"-35.343459","Longitude":"149.158502","Address":"Geoscience Australia, 101 Jerrabomberra Ave, Symonston ACT 2609","Managing Organisation":"Geoscience Australia","Facility":"Petroleum Data Repository","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"Geoscience Australia's Petroleum Data Repository houses nearly 60 years of offshore exploration samples and digital data. The samples and data are submitted by the offshore petroleum industry under the requirements of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011 (RMA regulations), and its forebears.\n\nPhysical samples held include approximately 110 km of down hole core and over 5000 km of down hole drill cuttings. Total digital data volumes include 3.65 petabytes (PB) of offshore seismic data held on Geoscience Australia's internal near online system and 43.90 terabytes (TB) in the cloud (Amazon Web Services).\n\nThe Repository also houses physical samples acquired through Geoscience Australia's (and predecessor organisations) onshore and offshore minerals, energy and marine acquisition activities.\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The data and information are available to any individual, company or research organisation as long as they meet the data access and reporting requirements set by Geoscience Australia.\n","What are the requirements for business access":"All data and information are open to the public with the exception of a small amount of data deemed commercial-in-confidence under the relevant regulations under the RMA Regulations. These data will generally become publicly available once confidentiality periods expire.\n\nData can be ordered via an online form. Although this is public data, fees are charged to cover the cost of transcription and delivery. See Geoscience Australia for the current price schedule.\n\nThe Repository does not charge any fees for access samples, including sampling on behalf of the client.\n\nDigital data available on the internet (through databases such as the National Offshore Petroleum Information System (NOPIMS)) is available free of charge.\n\nIf data volumes are too large to access via the internet, Geoscience Australia will charge handling costs.\n\n\n","Contact for Access":"Andrew Owen, Repository Manager\nEmail: andrew.owen@ga.gov.au;\nPhone: (02) 6249 9276\nWebsite: http://www.ga.gov.au/about/projects/resources/petroleum-data-repository\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"The data and information held within Geoscience Australia's Petroleum Data Repository support a range of activities within the Australian Government, including the annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. \n\nPetroleum exploration companies rely on easy access to the data and information in assessing and planning for further exploration activities in Australia.\n\nFeedback from exploration companies to Geoscience Australia continually highlights the value of the well-managed national and comprehensive datasets contributing to more efficient and effective decision-making processes for private industry.\n\nAlthough the research/academic sector has not been a traditional user of the data, principally due to a requirement to use expensive proprietary software to view and manipulate the data, approximately 14 terabytes of seismic data is stored on the National Computational Infrastructure facility at ANU for research purposes, and Geoscience Australia is actively investigation mechanisms to facilitate access without the need for these proprietary software.\n\n","Main partners or relationships":"The Offshore petroleum exploration industry provides and uses samples and digital data. Researchers and academics use samples and data for their own research; and collaborate with Geoscience Australia on scientific research.\n"},{"_id":24,"latitude":"-35.343459","Longitude":"149.158502","Address":"Geoscience Australia, 101 Jerrabomberra Ave, Symonston ACT 2610","Managing Organisation":"Geoscience Australia","Facility":"Digital Earth Australia","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"Geoscience Australia's (GA) Digital Earth Australia (DEA) program uses images and information recorded by satellites orbiting our planet to detect physical changes across Australia in unprecedented detail. DEA prepares this data for Australian conditions and makes it available to governments and industry for easy use.\n\nThis data can be used to detect changes in the landscape, which is essential for land accounting, environmental reporting and modelling applications, including modelling of climate change, erosion risk, natural hazards and carbon dynamics. Government and industry can use this data to increase productivity through improved understanding of environmental conditions, land management practices, including water quality and availability, crop and pasture health, and carrying capacity.\n\nDEA supports Australia's developing digital economy by providing businesses with access to reliable, standardised satellite data that can be used to build new applications for commercial purposes. This will generate opportunities, particularly in small to medium sized enterprises where such data was previously out of reach.\n\nThe DEA program has inspired the development of the Open Data Cube (ODC) initiative. The ODC code base is available from free under an open source licence from www.opendatacube.org. \n\n","What sectors or industries use, or can use the facility":"The DEA and ODC platforms are available to users from any sector. Digital Earth Australia will make it more affordable for Australian businesses to use satellite data.\n\nData available through Digital Earth Australia can be used to develop new applications and information services for sectors across the entire Australian economy. New applications will be able to monitor issues like water availability, crop growth, and urban development. Information drawn from satellites is vital to help graziers increase the capacity of paddocks and make their farms more viable and sustainable.\n\n","What are the requirements for business access":"Digital Earth Australia makes use of the Australian National University's National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Amazon Web Services (AWS) and S3 storage to deliver data and services for free.\n\nAll DEA data is currently provided for free under an open source licence (CC BY 4.0). DEA and ODC code is available under an Apache 2.0 licence. Users are encouraged to get involved and contribute to the initiative. Australian businesses wishing to know more about the ODC initiative should visit the ODC training website (http://odc-training.org/) and contact the ODC team via the web-form at https://www.opendatacube.org/contacts. \n\nThe satellite data processed and provided by the DEA program is freely available via the NCI, AWS S3 and NationalMap (www.nationalmap.gov.au) platforms. Australian businesses wishing to know more about accessing this data should contact earth.observation@ga.gov.au.\n\nThe DEA program is in the early stages of developing its industry strategy and incubator program.  As all DEA data and software is open, there is no merit review process for industry access. Australian businesses interested in working with DEA are welcomed to contact earth.observation@ga.gov.au to discuss their ideas. \n","Contact for Access":"DEA - earth.observation@ga.gov.au \nODC - https://www.opendatacube.org/contacts \n\n\n","Case studies of business use or commercial application resultin":"Case study - Cibo Labs Pty Ltd\nCibo Labs Pty Ltd (www.cibolabs.com.au) is an agricultural data analytics company based in Toowoomba and Brisbane Queensland Australia. Cibo Labs uses pre-processed Earth observation imagery provided by Digital Earth Australia, together with on-ground data and its own machine learning techniques to bring new levels of understanding in pasture productivity and land condition to every farm, paddock or field in Australia. Cibo Labs Managing Director, Phil Tickle, notes that by preparing satellite data for Australian conditions and making it freely available, DEA is reducing up-front costs for businesses and enabling them to concentrate on innovation and value-adding for their clients. \n\n","Main partners or relationships":"The National Computational Infrastructure provides data storage and publication, and computational support for the DEA program. Amazon Web Services provides data storage and publication, and computational support for the DEA program. Data61 provides technical support and publication for DEA products via the NationalMap platform. \n"},{"_id":25,"latitude":"-35.343459","Longitude":"149.158502","Address":"Geoscience Australia\nCnr Jerrabomberra Avenue and Hindmarsh Drive\nSymonston, ACT 2609\nAustralia\n","Managing Organisation":"Geoscience Australia","Facility":"AusSeabed ","Sub facility":null,"Facility Description":"AusSeabed is a national seabed mapping coordination program. 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