Geospatial Standards Project Advisory Group

An advisory group was established to provide the project team with independent advice and expertise on developing options, costs and benefits of various proposals, and implementation. The advisory group acted as a sounding board to ensure that recommendations meet the needs and circumstances of New Zealand.

The advisory group was not responsible for any conclusions or decisions on the project, nor was it expected to produce a report or any other documentation or make any formal recommendations. For full details of what the advisory groups were tasked with, see their terms of reference (pdf 41.5KB).

The advisory group was made up of people from across the public and private sectors. Members of the advisory group were appointed in their individual capacity for their individual expertise rather than as representatives of a particular group, government agency or organisation.

Advisory group members

The following list of advisory group members was confirmed on 9 April 2009:

• The members of the advisory group are: Anthony Miles, Business Systems Analyst, North Power Ltd
• Brendan Scroope, Wholesale Strategy Analyst, Telecom New Zealand
• Brent Hall, Dean and Head of School, National School of Surveying, University of Otago
• Craig Mitchell, Subject Matter Project Manager Business Solutions Team, Statistics NZ
• Greg Huddleston, General Manager, Terralink Ltd
• David Swann, Business Development Director - GIS, Eagle Technology Group Ltd
• Ian Tidy, GIS Analyst / Developer - Works Asset Department, Napier City Council
• Jasmin Callosa-Tarr, GIS Specialist, Opus NZ
• Ken McGeady, Solution Engineer, Telecom New Zealand
• Mark Bentley, Product, Pricing and Analysis Manager (Actuary), Vero Insurance New Zealand Ltd
• Matthew Brown, GIS Consultant, AgResearch Ltd
• Michael Brownie, (Licensed Cadastral Surveyor) Team Leader, Enterprise Data Management, Knowledge Solutions, Wellington City Council
• Sam Minee, Chief Technology Officer, SilverStripe Ltd
• Simon Jellie, Managing Director, e-spatial Ltd
• Steve Mills, Senior Research Scientist, Geospatial Research Centre (NZ) Ltd
• Rob Warner, General Manager Strategic Development and Innovation Centre, Standards New Zealand

Changes to the advisory group

On 9 April 2009, the advisory group given above was confirmed as a reconfigured and reduced version of the group originally announced. Changes were made to the advisory group to assist progress of the project. Some members who are no longer part of the advisory group will provide input on the project directly to NZGO. The original advisory group confirmed on 30 May 2009 was:

• Anthony Miles, Business Systems Analyst, North Power Ltd
• Brendan Scroope, Wholesale Strategy Analyst, Telecom New Zealand
• Brent Hall, Dean and Head of School, National School of Surveying, University of Otago
• Craig Mitchell, Subject Matter Project Manager Business Solutions Team, Statistics NZ
• David Swann, Business Development Director - GIS, Eagle Technology Group Ltd
• Ian Tidy, GIS Analyst / Developer - Works Asset Department, Napier City Council
• Jasmin Callosa-Tarr, GIS Specialist, Opus NZ
• Ken Mathers, Senior Consultant, Intergraph Corporation
• Ken McGeady, Solution Engineer, Telecom New Zealand
• Kim Duckworth, Research Data Manager, Ministry of Fisheries
• Mairead de Roiste, Lecturer in Geography, Victoria University of Wellington
• Mark Bentley, Product, Pricing and Analysis Manager (Actuary), Vero Insurance New Zealand Ltd
• Matthew Brown, GIS Consultant, AgResearch Ltd
• Michael Brownie, (Licensed Cadastral Surveyor) Team Leader, Enterprise Data Management, Knowledge Solutions, Wellington City Council
• Mike Donald, Managing Director, Terralink Ltd
• Sam Minee, Chief Technology Officer, SilverStripe Ltd
• Simon Jellie, Managing Director, e-spatial Ltd
• Peter Fraser, Director, Spatial Media Ltd
• Steve Mills, Senior Research Scientist, Geospatial Research Centre (NZ) Ltd
• Rob Warner, General Manager Strategic Development and Innovation Centre, Standards New Zealand