Skills & Education

Blogs about skills and education in the geospatial field, including opportunities for learning and professional development.
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Sprint Workshops to help up NZ GISP-AP numbers

Author: Dr Kathryn Salm
Date: 30 January 2012
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Slogging through the process of professional certification solo can sometimes feel like a marathon effort. I’ve been collaborating with the NZ SSSI representatives to pull together these workshops, initially in Wellington, which have been designed to help you sprint through preparing your GIS-AP certification portfolio. read more

Enabling GIS in Schools

Author: Kathryn Salm and Claire Thurlow
Date: 04 October 2011 1 comment
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For many years New Zealand high schools have struggled to introduce GIS to their students. Feedback we’ve received has indicated that restricted computer access, budget constraints, and minimal access to comprehensive New Zealand centric lesson plans using GIS have all contributed to this struggle. 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

The CRCSI, Dr Nick Hedley and New Zealand's Geospatial Revolution

Author: Mary Sue
Date: 14 July 2011
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Dr Nick Hedley was a guest on National Radio's Saturday Morning with Kim Hill - 9:45 a.m. July 9 read more

Call for papers: Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference 2011

Author: Karl Majorhazi
Date: 28 October 2010 - Wellington
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In November 2011, New Zealand hosts one of the largest and most important spatial events in Australasia. read more

Masters in GIS

Author: Kathryn Salm
Date: 17 August 2010
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The University of Canterbury is offering a Masters in GIS programme from 2011, with a specific focus on multi-disciplinary geographic information science. read more

SSSI: Advancing the Geospatial Profession

Author: Karl Majorhazi
Date: 29 April 2010
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It is an exciting time to be part of the spatial profession. Geospatial has become a billion dollar industry touted in government as the next big thing since the Internet. We are being asked to make our data more accessible and usable and meet the growing demand from consumers for more location-based services. read more

Building Our Geospatial Capability

Author: Kevin Sweeney
Date: 01 July 2010
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Building Our Geospatial Capability When the New Zealand Geospatial Office (NZGO) work programme is discussed, it's often in the context of the four work streams directly related to the strategic goals found within the New Zealand Geospatial Strategy: read more

Developing New Zealand's Skills & Capacity to use Geospatial Information

Author: John Forne
Date: 12 February 2010
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A lack of skills and capacity is a barrier to New Zealand more fully realising the value of geospatial information. read more

Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) New Zealand Region

Author: Karl Majorhazi
Date: 09 October 2009 1 comment
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I'm just back from SSC2009 in Adelaide where it was announced that Wellington would host the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute's (SSSI) next conference in 2011. read more

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