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Case studies of different applications for geospatial information from a wide variety of industries, both in New Zealand and internationally. You can share your case study with us.
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Finding Fires
Date: 9 July 2008
The NZ Fire Service uses geospatial information in many ways. At fire incidents, the quality and availability of spatial information affect the performance and safety of operational staff. Road data is used to establish optimal sites for fire stations while demographic data is used to establish relationships between people and incidents (then recorded spatially). read more
Making People Count
Date: 9 July 2008
All the statistics collected by Statistics New Zealand are based on a defined geographic pattern. This pattern defines areas such as regional councils, territorial authorities, electorates and urban areas. The entire pattern is built from meshblocks. A meshblock is the smallest area used to collect and present statistics. The size of the meshblock depends primarily on the number of people and type of area covered. read more
Better Resource Management
Date: 9 July 2008
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has helped lead the development of key national geospatial datasets in recent years. For instance, the New Zealand Land Cover Database (LCDB) translates satellite images of New Zealand into information on the different types of land cover on the ground. This information can be used, over time, to monitor and report on the changes to the state of our environment and provide the basis for better resources management decisions. read more
