Sharing Data

Blogs about sharing and accessing geospatial data, including standards and systems.
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New Zealand & Australia's collaboration on marine research, observations and data management

Author: Jochen Schmidt
Date: 08 December 2011
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New Zealand and Australia have signed this week an historic agreement, aimed at improving country-to-country collaboration on marine research, observations and data management. This agreement sets the framework for improved and seamless inter-agency work in the marine space across the Tasman. read more

Collecting LiDAR bathymetry data

Author: Stuart Caie
Date: 08 December 2011
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In September, the LINZ Hydrography team released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to collect LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) bathymetry data for the Wellington Harbour and Abel Tasman areas. read more

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

Workshopping an Approach to National Addressing

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 08 September 2011 2 comments
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Last week the New Zealand Geospatial Office (NZGO) sponsored two workshops to surface some ideas and frame up thinking about a national approach to authoritative addresses. read more

National soils data now available online

Author: David Medyckyj-Scott, Landcare Research
Date: 30 August 2011
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Researchers have today unveiled a new online tool to make it easier and more effective for land managers, business, scientists and the public to better understand the soils that underpin New Zealand’s economy, land use and ecology. read more

Making the most out of NZ Topographic Maps

Author: Gavin Harriss, NZ Topo Map
Date: 18 August 2011 2 comments
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LINZ has made the NZ Topo series and other data freely available to the public that I have used to create NZ Topo Map. read more

Launch of the University of Canterbury- CRCSI partnership

Author: Kathryn Salm
Date: 22 July 2011
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I recently read an interesting article about innovation and collaboration - Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation By Steven Johnston. It focused on the importance of creating collaborative spaces where innovative ideas could ‘meet and fall in love’. read more

Walking Access Mapping System open for public use

Author: James Heffield
Date: 21 July 2011
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People who love the outdoors can now find all publically accessible rivers, mountains, lakes, forests, beaches and legal roads thanks to a new online mapping system developed by the New Zealand Walking Access Commission. 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

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