The Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) has announced that it has been awarded an additional $14 million.
The funding, from the Australian Government through the NCRIS program, will be used to help address challenges associated with urban climate and coastal development.
The Australian Urban Climate Research Infrastructure (AUCRI) initiative is led by five National Research Infrastructure facilities (AURIN, ACCESS-NRI, TERN, PHRN and ARDC) and supported by key industry and government partners.
AUCRI aims to improve the resolution and accuracy of climate models at a scale that matters to inform evidence-based urban policies and interventions, supporting more sustainable cities and resilient communities.
Coastal research initiative
The Coastal Australia Research Infrastructure initiative, meanwhile, is led by the Integrated Marine Observing System and involves 12 other National Research Infrastructure facilities.
It aims to federate marine and coastal monitoring networks, data repositories, modelling platforms and relevant expertise into a single, cost-effective and powerful digital ecosystem.
AURIN will coordinate a work package focusing on coastal settlements, infrastructure and industries. A large consortium of academic, industry and government partners will support the initiative.
Health data made available
In other news that will be of interest to geospatial professionals who work in the health field, AURIN has announced that it is making the Healthdirect Australia’s 2025 National Health Services Directory (NHSD) available through the AURIN Data Provider (ADP).
This will enable authenticated researchers can use it alongside AURIN’s broader collection of integrated, research-ready datasets.
The NHSD brings together structured information about health services, including geocoded locations and service attributes across a wide range of service types (including hospitals, general practice, and other community services).
The data supports analysis that is difficult to do reliably when service listings are spread across multiple sources and formats.
For more information about AURIN and its work, please read our two-part interview with AURIN’s Director, Professor Pascal Perez:
