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Sprint Workshops to help up NZ GISP-AP numbers

Author: Dr Kathryn Salm
Date: 30 January 2012
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Slogging through the process of professional certification solo can sometimes feel like a marathon effort. I’ve been collaborating with the NZ SSSI representatives to pull together these workshops, initially in Wellington, which have been designed to help you sprint through preparing your GIS-AP certification portfolio. read more

ANZLIC Conference in Canberra

Author: Huia Pacey
Date: 26 January 2012 2 comments
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Just before the pre-xmas frenzy last year, I attended the November Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) conference in Canberra as a sponsored ANZLIC delegate. read more

SDI Cookbook Chapter 6 – Government and Industry, moving forward.

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 10 November 2011
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Last month we ticked off another big milestone for the New Zealand SDI Cookbook, by publishing Chapter 6. read more

Enabling GIS in Schools

Author: Kathryn Salm and Claire Thurlow
Date: 04 October 2011 1 comment
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For many years New Zealand high schools have struggled to introduce GIS to their students. Feedback we’ve received has indicated that restricted computer access, budget constraints, and minimal access to comprehensive New Zealand centric lesson plans using GIS have all contributed to this struggle. read more

UN Economic and Social Council sets up committee on global geospatial information

Author: UN News Centre
Date: 01 August 2011 1 comment
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"The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today voted to establish a committee of experts on global geospatial information management to coordinate international dialogue on spatial data infrastructures and enhance cooperation in that field" (UN News Centre, 27 July 2011). read more

Launch of the University of Canterbury- CRCSI partnership

Author: Kathryn Salm
Date: 22 July 2011
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I recently read an interesting article about innovation and collaboration - Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation By Steven Johnston. It focused on the importance of creating collaborative spaces where innovative ideas could ‘meet and fall in love’. read more

Implementing an SDI

Author: NZGO Team
Date: 14 July 2011
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Last week the NZGO took the first steps towards establishing a national spatial data infrastructure (SDI) for New Zealand. The publication, in the form of a cookbook, focuses on initial guidance for implementing an SDI targeted to government agencies and others interested in participating. read more

The CRCSI, Dr Nick Hedley and New Zealand's Geospatial Revolution

Author: Mary Sue
Date: 14 July 2011
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Dr Nick Hedley was a guest on National Radio's Saturday Morning with Kim Hill - 9:45 a.m. July 9 read more

Cooking up a national SDI framework

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 06 July 2011 3 comments
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Today saw the release of the spatial data infrastructure (SDI) cookbook for New Zealand – a pretty exciting step along our path to a national SDI. read more

Memoirs of a Cat Herder - Coordinating OSGeo-Live volunteers

Author: Cameron Shorter
Date: 24 June 2011 - Sydney, Australia
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I’m about to share some insights into how to build a successful open source community. Actually, a bit more than that - also how to tap into, and coordinate the expertise of seventy-odd world leading developers, packagers, technical writers, project managers, marketers, translators and educators. And have all these people volunteer their time for free. read more

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