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NABIS Rebuilt... NABIS 2009

Author: Juliane Sellars
Date: 16 November 2009

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NEWS: On the 9th of October, after 2 years of hard work from a small but very dedicated team, the Ministry of Fisheries launched a new NABIS website. read more

LINZ - Authoritative & Federated Land & Seabed Information

Author: James Dempsey
Date: 15 October 2009

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NEWS: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) holds some significant pieces of land information such as our geodetic system, cadastral survey, land register and topographic and hydrographic datasets. read more

LINZ coordinates geospatial metadata workshops and provides ongoing support for users

Author: Geoff O'Malley
Date: 2 September 2009

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NEWS: Three ANZLIC (Australia New Zealand Land Information Council) workshops related to geospatial metadata were held in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland in early August 2009. read more

New Licence Improves Access to Environmental Data

Date: 19 August 2009

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NEWS: There is new lease of life for two fundamental environmental databases. On 1 July 2009, the Ministry for the Environment made Land Cover Database and the Land Environments New Zealand classification available online, for free and with an unrestricted licence. read more

Advisory Group on NZ Geospatial Standards Announced

Date: 3 April 2009

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An advisory group has been established for the Spatial Data Standards for New Zealand Project. read more

Expressions of Interest for Advisory Group on NZ Geospatial Standards

Date: 18 March 2009

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The New Zealand Geospatial Office (NZGO) is calling for expressions of interest in membership of an advisory group for a new project, Spatial Data Standards for New Zealand: Current State and Future Roles. read more

New Land Cover Database Version in Development

Date: 17 March 2009

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NZGO is supporting the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) in developing a third version of the New Zealand Land Cover Database (LCDB). This complements international efforts to represent land cover, such as the European Space Agency's (ESA) global land cover map, made available online late last year. read more

State of Victoria Releases Discussion Paper on Access to Public Sector Information

Date: 12 August 2008

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The Australian State of Victoria has released a discussion paper on access to public sector information and is calling for submissions. read more