NEW ZEALAND GEOSPATIAL STRATEGY
This website is a place for the geospatial community to find information and resources, get updates and share ideas relating to the New Zealand Geospatial Strategy. The website is managed by the New Zealand Geospatial Office.
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Locating Graves is Now a Mouse-click Away
Author: John Forne
Date: 9 February 2010
NEWS: The Rotorua District Council has launched a new online service that allows people to search by name for an individual cemetery or crematorium record, with results including the exact location of burial. read more
LINZ Chief Executive Talks Geospatial
Author: Colin MacDonald
Date: 4 February 2010
NEWS: Earlier this week, I was interviewed by Kathryn Ryan on Radio New Zealand. It was a good opportunity to spread the word about geospatial information, what it is and the benefits its use can lead to. read more
Kevin Sweeney, Geospatial Custodian: On the Job
Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 2 February 2010
NEWS: I'm happy to announce that I have arrived in Wellington and have assumed my new role as Geospatial Custodian with Land Information New Zealand. read more
Geospatial Technology Assists Haitian Relief Efforts
Author: John Forne
Date: 28 January 2010
NEWS: Aid organisations have been using geospatial technology to disseminate disaster relief and information following earthquake devastation in Haiti. read more
FIG International Congress 2010
11-16 April 2010 - Sydney, Australia
EVENTS: The overall theme of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) 2010 conference is "Facing the Challenges - Building the Capacity". This theme is particularly relevant to today's world. We are now faced with a global economic crisis of immense proportions, and living in a world undergoing dramatic climate change whose consequences are unknown and, thus far, unpredictable. read more
SKANZ 2010 Conference
16-18 February, 2010 - Auckland
EVENTS: This conference, to be held at AUT University on 16-18 February, 2010, aims to highlight recent Square Kilometre Array (SKA) developments in Australia and New Zealand and to review the main areas of SKA science. read more
Hello from Kevin Sweeney, Geospatial Custodian
Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 15 December 2009
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NEWS: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Geospatial Custodian Kevin Sweeney blogs from Atlanta, Georgia, where he's currently packing his belongings ahead of relocation to Wellington in late-January 2010. read more
New Hydrographic Geospatial Standard to be Adopted by New Zealand
Author: Verena Borsos
Date: 10 December 2009
NEWS: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) - New Zealand's Hydrographic Office - will be adopting a new active hydrographic geospatial standard for marine data and information. The new standard, IHO S-100, will enable future development of advanced navigation products and services and will also provide the platform for using and integrating official hydrographic data with other geospatial data. read more
