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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

Geospatial Custodian role filled

Author: Sue Gordon
Date: 29 September 2009 4 Comments

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NEWS: Kevin Sweeney has been appointed as Land Information New Zealand's Geospatial Custodian. read more

Prices for LINZ Bulk Data Products Fall

Author: John Forne
Date: 28 September 2009

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NEWS: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has reduced the fees for two of New Zealand's fundamental 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

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

LINZ CEO Colin MacDonald speech at the launch of the Spatial Information in the New Zealand Economy report

Date: 25 August 2009

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NEWS: A transcript of LINZ CEO Collin MacDonald's speech at the launch of the Spatial Information in the New Zealand Economy report. read more