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Geospatial Standards Leader Recruitment Extended

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 19 July 2010

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Recruitment for the Geospatial Standards Leader position within the New Zealand Geospatial Office (NZGO) has been extended. The closing date for this position has been moved to 5:00pm, Monday 26 July. read more

Metadata presentations online

Author: Geoff O'Malley
Date: 11 June 2010

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Presentations from the Metadata Australia 2010 Sharing data, sharing ideas conference held in Canberra on 26-27 June are now avaliable. read more

Request for Comment: ANZLIC Metadata Profile

Author: Geoff O'Malley
Date: 15 April 2010

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NEWS: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and the State Services Commission (SSC) are seeking comment on a proposal to replace the existing e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) geospatial metadata standard. read more

SDI: What it Means for Agencies

Author: David Swann
Date: 18 February 2010

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NEWS: In this post, I want to talk about some of the effects that implementing a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) will have for agencies. Specifically, the costs and value of SDI to an agency, and the standards needed for an agency to participate in it. read more

New Hydrographic Geospatial Standard to be Adopted by New Zealand

Author: Verena Borsos
Date: 10 December 2009

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NEWS: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) - New Zealand's Hydrographic Office - will be adopting a new active hydrographic geospatial standard for marine data and information. The new standard, IHO S-100, will enable future development of advanced navigation products and services and will also provide the platform for using and integrating official hydrographic data with other geospatial data. 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