Below are the 3 Australian Research Council grants I am currently a Chief Investigator on. The information is publicly available on the ARC website.

LE190100019 — The University of Newcastle

Time-layered cultural map of Australia. The Time-layered cultural map (TLCMap) of Australia is an online research platform that will deliver researcher driven national-scale infrastructure for the humanities, focused on mapping, time series, and data integration. The TLCMap will expand the use of Australian cultural and historical data for research through sharply defined and powerful discovery mechanisms, enabling researchers to visualise hidden geographic and historical patterns and trends, and to build online resources which present to a wider public the rich layers of cultural data in Australian locations. TLCMap is not a singular project or software application with a defined research outcome, but infrastructure linking geo-spatial maps of Australian cultural and historical information, adapted to time series and will be a significant contribution to humanities research in Australia. For researchers, it will transform access to data and to visualisation tools and open new perspectives on Australian culture and history. For the public, it will enable increased accessibility to historical and cultural data through visualisations made available online and in print.

• Administering Organisation: The University of Newcastle
• Scheme Name: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
• Lead Investigator: Prof Hugh Craig
• Current Funding: $420,000.00
• Announced Funding: $420,000.00
• Funding Commencement Year: 2019
• Status: Active
• Primary FoR: 2103 – Historical Studies
• Anticipated End Date: 21 October 2020

LE200100123 — The University of Western Australia

The Digitisation Centre of Western Australia (Phase 1). All five Western Australian Universities, the WA State Library and the WA Museum will collaborate to establish a world-class archival quality Digitisation Centre. There is no existing facility of this kind in WA. During this 12 month project all digitisation equipment will be acquired, installed and used to digitise a diverse range of cultural objects so as to ensure its ability to address the full spectrum of research needs. The Digitisation Centre will form a major piece of national research infrastructure with a prominent international profile and significance. The Centre will have the capacity to digitise all significant Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) research collections held by participating institutions within a decade.

• Administering Organisation: The University of Western Australia
• Scheme Name: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
• Lead Investigator: Prof Benjamin Smith
• Current Funding: $1,100,000.00
• Announced Funding: $1,100,000.00
• Funding Commencement Year: 2020
• Status: Active
• Primary FoR: 2102 – Curatorial and Related Studies
• Anticipated End Date:31 December 2020

LP180100284 — Curtin University

Photogrammetric Reconstruction for Underwater Virtual Heritage Experiences. This project aims to enable significant underwater cultural heritage sites such as shipwrecks to be recreated in immersive underwater virtual heritage experiences. Photogrammetric 3D reconstruction techniques will be used to generate complex digital 3D models of shipwreck sites from hundreds of thousands of underwater images. This will allow vivid experiences to be created which explain the stories of these wrecks. The project will conduct audience engagement studies to recommend the most appropriate methods to implement underwater virtual heritage experiences for Australian audiences. The sites which will be used as test datasets are some of the most significant Australian shipwreck sites, including HMAS Sydney (II) and HMAS AE1.

• Administering Organisation: Curtin University
• Scheme Name: Linkage Projects
• Lead Investigator: Dr Andrew Woods
• Current Funding: $473,814.00
• Announced Funding: $461,783.00
• Funding Commencement Year: 2019
• Status: Active
• Primary FoR: 0909 – Geomatic Engineering
• Anticipated End Date: 27 January 2023