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Better Resource Management

Date: 9 July 2008

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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