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LINZ media release - Spatial information adds hundreds of millions to New Zealand's economy

Date: 25 August 2009

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NEWS: Innovative use of spatial information pumped more than $1 billion into the New Zealand economy in 2008 - and better access to data could see that figure soar, according to a report into the value of spatial information. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Ministry for Economic Development (MED) recently commissioned a report to uncover the contribution spatial information makes to the economy. read more