On the 22nd September 2020, Winyama officially launched the IMW Australia - On Demand - an online learning platform hosting specialised geospatial training for Indigenous organisations

IMW Australia have worked with Leon Design and Google Creative Labs to produce a to develop an Indigenous visual identity for the IMW Australia - On Demand learning platform.

Conducting interviews is an integral part of heritage mapping and involves asking questions that locate sites of cultural significance. We have compiled some of our tips and a best practice guide for the field to help get you started.

Listen to this episode of the Location Matters podcast to hear our very own Andrew Dowding and Merindah Bairnsfather-Scott discuss how maps can be used to communicate Indigenous knowledge and stories.

The destruction to the sites of sacred and cultural significance to the PKKP People of Australia’s north west has triggered a ripple effect for those who are fighting to protect their land, culture and heritage. A discussion of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 can answer some front facing questions about how destruction of this nature can occur in Western Australia.

Brand new IMW Australia - On Demand course ‘Deadly Data’ will teach best practice when it comes to managing GIS data. In the lead up to the launch, we have shared our top tips on data management with you.

Find out how mapping technology can benefit the native bush food industry in Australia through introducing production systems and increasing the consumer market.

IT Services Coordinator, Tim Cable, is leveraging online learning platforms to further his digital industry knowledge. He has noted three key recommendations for anyone looking to broaden their skills using digital technology.

Listen to this episode of the Location Matters podcast to hear the strategy behind launching IMW Australia - On Demand.

Find out how you can address digital inclusion within your RAP with our Managing Director, Andrew Dowding.

IMW Alumnus, Murrie Kemp, is the Aboriginal Place Names Officer at the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and shares his #WhyIMap and IMW journey.

In light of National Reconciliation Week, we sat down with GIS Analyst Merindah Bairnsfather-Scott to talk about what reconciliation means to her.

As society becomes more reliant on digital technology, the divide between levels of digital inclusivity is increasing. How is this digital divide calculated and how can we overcome it?

Founding Director of Miromaa Language and Technology Centre and IMW attendee, Daryn McKenny, shares his #WhyIMap journey.

Will Davis is a Senior Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Officer who participated in the Indigenous Mapping Workshop (IMW) in 2018 and 2019 as an attendee.

While Indigenous fire burning practices have come to the forefront of discussion, we caught up with 2019 IMW Fire Scar Mapping trainers Dion Fleming and James Keating to discuss what tools can help us document these practices.

The small town of Pine Creek has been empowering their Indigenous community members through the use of digital tools in tourism.

Located on Gunditjmara Country within the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, ancient eel traps that were engineered by Indigenous Australians thousands of years ago have recently been gaining national attention.

What is Indigenous Data Sovereignty and why is it so important in the midst of COVID-19?

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