The Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) stimulates Indigenous entrepreneurship, business development, economic engagement and has positive flow-on effects to communities that surround the Indigenous-owned and operated organisation you are looking to employ.

The Winyama team were invited to Port Hedland to discuss the development of the new Pilbara Cultural and Land Management Project (PCLMP).

The Indigenous Mapping Workshop Australia and its partners, seek to create a community of digitally empowered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to learn about Earth Observation and get involved in the wider Earth Observation community.

If you belong to a ranger group or manage a large expanse of land, using a drone to survey and collect data can be a low-cost and effective way to assist in caring for Country. Read our practical tips and find resources here to get you started.

Our team at Winyama has developed the capability to streamline the process of knowledge sharing. Through the use of powerful 3D GIS visualisation technology; we are enabling mining companies and Traditional Owners to have productive and transparent discussions about impacts to lands and waters.

Winyama and software company Fulcrum announce a strategic partnership to deliver location-aware applications to Indigenous ranger groups.

Read about the newest installment of the IMW Australia, the Regional IMW Australia in which the team ventured to the Kimberley over a number of weeks to teach valuable geospatial and drone skills to remote Indigenous ranger groups.

Explore the journey of a past IMW participant to becoming an employee and course author for our online learning portal IMW Australia - On Demand.

Learn more about how Digital Twin technology is revolutionising the way we map heritage.

Winyama and the University of Melbourne’s Hearing Histories West Pilbara Project, is an accessible online resource in development for mapping archived recordings of Aboriginal Tjabi traditions. Learn more about it here.

IMW Australia 2019 attendees from Willowra community used their scholarship funds to host two intensive digital mapping workshops in Alice Springs. Find out more.

Hear from regional IMW attendee, Elisha Jacobs-Smith, to learn about how his newly acquired skills will benefit him into the future.

The Winyama team is excited to formally announce our partnership with the University of Melbourne’s Indigenous Data Network (IDN) — a collaboration connecting two organisations that share the same vision.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are becoming an increasingly popular way of visualising and monitoring landscapes. Read different ways that you can begin incorporating your drone imagery data into your Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Winyama hosts the first face-to-face Indigenous Mapping Workshop (IMW) Australia since the previous flagship event in 2019. As a part of the new ‘Regional IMW’ program, this pilot event brought together Indigenous Rangers from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ southwest and midwest regions.

The Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia has said ‘Never Again’ along with a number of recommendations shared in the interim report for the Inquiry into the destruction of Juukan Gorge. Find out how they relate to GIS and what they mean to you.

Inbuilt data visualisation tools can often come with challenges and limitations. We have broken down why using tools like Google Data Studio are beneficial for visualising crucial educational data.

Plan for Our Parks is a Western Australian Government initiative that has established long-term management and co-management agreements with Indigenous groups to increase conversation. Read more about how this program impacts Indigenous Rangers and Native Title organisations.

For all industries working in areas of land tenure, having a spatial strategy is one of the most beneficial things you can do. Here we explain why you should be thinking about your own spatial strategy, how it relates to Native Title, and why it is so important.

At Winyama, we are committed to addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through our delivery of the Indigenous Mapping Workshop Australia. Find out how.