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NZGO Vacancy – Fundamental Data Leader

Author: Ben White
Date: 15 November 2011
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Land Information New Zealand’s (LINZ’s) purpose is to maintain and build confidence in property rights in land and geographic information as well as encourage land markets to develop and mature. Our work supports activities as diverse as buying a house, navigating the seas and sending emergency services to the right place. read more

SDI Cookbook Chapter 6 – Government and Industry, moving forward.

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 10 November 2011
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Last month we ticked off another big milestone for the New Zealand SDI Cookbook, by publishing Chapter 6. read more

Cooking up a national SDI framework

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 06 July 2011 3 comments
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Today saw the release of the spatial data infrastructure (SDI) cookbook for New Zealand – a pretty exciting step along our path to a national SDI. read more

Supporting Earthquake Efforts in Christchurch

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 02 March 2011 4 comments
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In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Christchurch last week, there is such a prevalent feeling amongst those not directly involved in or affected by events, to offer help in some way. read more

Presentations by Andy Coote

Author: Andy Coote
Date: 15 February 2011
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For the past two weeks, I've been consulting with Land Information New Zealand on building the case for geospatial information and establishing a spatial data infrastructure. During this time, I've delivered different presentations that I thought would be useful to post online. read more

The Elevator Pitch

Author: Andy Coote
Date: 11 February 2011
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How many times do you have a good idea, which you think will improve the way your part of the organisation works but you find it difficult to make it "fly". The answer is often to develop an elevator pitch. This is the name given to the short summary of your idea to be delivered to the senior manager responsible for saying yes or no. read more

Developing a National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Author: Hon Maurice Williamson
Date: 16 December 2010 2 comments
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On Monday, Cabinet agreed to the development of a national spatial data infrastructure for New Zealand, and directed Government agencies to get involved now - at the development stage. read more

LINZ Data Service is 'go'

Author: Jan Pierce
Date: 03 November 2010
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We recently selected Koordinates Ltd to design a web solution for us by July next year, allowing users of our geospatial information to easily locate and download the data online. read more

EU Guidelines for Public Administrations purchasing software

Author: Cameron Shorter
Date: 28 October 2010 - Sydney, Australia 1 comment
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The European Union has published excellent, very practical guidelines to support government agencies purchase software. While it is specifically targeted at purchasing Open Source Software, by its own admission, most of the discussion is valid for purchasing Proprietary Software too. read more

Attending spatial@gov 2010

Author: Colin MacDonald
Date: 18 October 2010
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Following the success of last year's inaugural conference, I was pleased to return to spatial@gov in Canberra, Australia, and again deliver a keynote presentation. It was also a privilege to hear from some leading thinkers in the geospatial arena. read more

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