Cultural history brings to life a past time and place. Indigenous art has been shaped by common factors such as the environment and historical events, shared between different tribes. The history behind Aboriginal icons looks further back into the symbolism in Aboriginal art which is deeply focused on the Dreamtime. This period of time was believed to be when the world was created according to Aboriginal culture.

Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) is a term used globally to refer to the basic human rights of Indigenous communities to protect and use their traditional knowledge and forms of traditional cultural expression. However, in Australia there is no specific IP law that protects ICIP.

Hear the career journey of three talented women in tech and learn more about free opportunities to learn coding and digital mapping skills.

Five of our team members travelled to Broome recently to facilitate QGIS fire mapping at Kimberley Land Council’s Women in Fire Forum 2022.

Places in remote Australia often don’t have an address attached to them. So what do you do if you want to let people know that place exists? You generate a Google Plus Code.

Managing Director, Andrew Dowding presented at Geo for Good 2021 alongside other Indigenous mapping experts on the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Panel.

Winyama team members, Senior GIS Analyst, Marty Rocks and IT Consultant, Tim Cable present at FOSS4G 2021; a conference that celebrates open source geospatial technology.

How geospatial skills can help future generations.

Winyama used Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 to scale OpenDroneMap to meet image processing requirements for Indigenous Mapping Workshop Australia.

Khia Emslie-O’Brien shares how she found her passion for art and science in a geospatial internship.

Andrew Dowding speaks to West Australian CEDA trustees on Indigenous participation in the digital economy.

Hear from Grady about his experience as a Cloud Intern at Winyama.

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.