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nztopomaps.com: improving access to NZ Topo series

Author: Reuben Williams
Date: 1 September 2010 1 Comments

Following LINZ closing NZ Topoonline Reuben Williams saw the need for fast and easy access to NZ Topographic maps and put together http://www.nztopomaps.com for easy access to NZTopo maps. read more

SDI Workshops Coming Soon

Author: Mary Sue Severn
Date: 31 August 2010

On 3 August, 2010, LINZ's New Zealand Geospatial Office (NZGO) and the New Zealand branch of the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) hosted a one day symposium, where attendees from government, private sector, research and academic organisations heard about some of the latest thinking in New Zealand and Australia on spatial data infrastructure (SDI). read more

Welcome to our Newest 43pl Member – Critchlow Limited

Author: Mary Sue Severn
Date: 26 August 2010

I am very pleased to announce that Critchlow Limited has become a member of CRCSI's 43pl (43 Pty Ltd). Critchlow joins our other New Zealand members, LINZ, e-Spatial, General Dynamics Corporation and Landzone. read more

LRIS Launched Today

Author: Dr David Medyckyj-Scott
Date: 24 August 2010

Landcare Research is pleased to announce the release of a new online web resource, the Land Resource Information System (LRIS) Portal, which launched today. read more

Masters in GIS

Author: Kathryn Salm
Date: 17 August 2010

Categories: Skills & Education

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The University of Canterbury is offering a Masters in GIS programme from 2011, with a specific focus on multi-disciplinary geographic information science. read more

David Maidment & the World of Water Resource GIS

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 12 August 2010

The New Zealand Geospatial Office (NZGO) was recently happy to have David Maidment, principal developer for the ArcHydro data model, visit and present on developments and initiatives in water resource GIS.  A Kiwi who has lived in the US for 30 years, David met LINZ CE Colin MacDonald at last month's Esri User Conference in San Diego. He offered to tour LINZ and discuss his work, as part of a planned trip to visit family in the area. read more

Symposium Success

Author: Mary Sue Severn
Date: 6 August 2010

It was a glorious Wellington day as more than 80 people from all around the country, from the private, public and academic sectors, gathered for the CRCSI symposium on 3 August. read more

Support Research on the Usefulness of Crowd Sourced Data

Author: John Forne
Date: 4 August 2010

The good turn out at yesterday's symposium hosted by the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (NZ node) and the New Zealand Geospatial Office highlighted a strong interest in research on applying geospatial information. With crowd sourcing identified by attendees as a topic of particular interest for research, some of you may be interested in helping a student group conduct a crowd-sourced geo survey. read more