Dragonfly Data Science

What we do

We specialise in data science, statistical analysis, and artificial intelligence, supported by robust software engineering, clear communication, and a sprinkle of creative flair.

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People

We’re a team of physicists, biologists, maths geeks, programmers and communicators who care about doing good with data.

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Projects

Our clients are diverse and global, with ambitions to change the world. We help them shine.

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Silky shark populations in the Pacific may be recovering

Research presented at a recent Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting in Manila suggests that silky shark populations in the Pacific may be recovering.

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From text to topics—thematic analysis in the age of AI

Many organisations have large amounts of written text. Thematic analysis allows the topics in documents to be summarised, clustered, and analysed.

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Mapping forests using remote sensing

Dragonfly team member Fabian Döweler, PhD, is mapping regenerating forests in Aotearoa with the help of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Catalyst Fund. The goal is to be able to monitor change in the forests in response to management, such as pest control, or after destructive events, such as fire.

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Rapid identification of avian flu viruses

Understanding avian influenza variants in New Zealand: a collaborative project between Dragonfly Data Science and the Ministry for Primary Industries

They were knowledgeable in their domain, and understood what we were trying to do before trying to do their bit.
- Elias Wyber
Product owner, Ministry for the Environment .

The map Dragonfly produced was very powerful as it enabled people to understand what we were trying to do.
- Aphra Green
Deputy Chief Executive, Policy, Data and Insights, Social Wellbeing Agency .

It's a very readable report. Being able to interrogate the graphs with a mouse adds huge value.
- Professor Shaun Hendy
Chief scientist and co-founder, Toha .

We’re deeply grateful for our partnership and the incredible contribution of the Dragonfly team.
- Allison Wolff
CEO, Vibrant Planet .

What Yvan ended up producing is absolutely state of the art, it’s really really cool.
- Dr Johannes Fischer
Technical Advisor Marine, Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai .

The team at Dragonfly have been great to work with. They quickly understood what we were trying to achieve and came up with a very innovative solution.
- Thomas Hood
Manager Corporate Services, Te Māngai Pāho .

Dragonfly's timeliness of delivery was critical, and one of the reasons the project was such a success.
- Neville Smith
Principal Fisheries Scientist, Pacific Community (SPC) .

I believe Dragonfly’s interactive is one of the best visualisations of public data in New Zealand.
- Harkanwal Singh
Data Editor, New Zealand Herald .

We worked out the cost saving from this project ... it was significant.
- Steve Cantlon
Principal Business Adviser, Immigration New Zealand .

We sat down together and discussed a concept. Then Dragonfly came up with some absolutely key ideas that have really made our system what it is.
- David Middleton
Chief Executive, Trident Systems .

It was very smooth sailing, and what we expected was what we got.
- Kate King
Team Leader, Economic Data and Analysis, Ministry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua .

Dragonfly has been absolutely awesome – we're rapt.
- Jeremy Cooper
CEO, Pāua Industry Council .

Dragonfly is such a great organisation to work with. They work very efficiently and we always get a fantastic product out of it.
- Dr Olaf Jensen
Assistant Professor, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences .