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Blogs about how geospatial data and technologies are being used, and the results that come from applying geospatial information effectively.
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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

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

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

Conference Report: Where 2.0, Santa Clara

Author: Andy Coote, ConsultingWhere
Date: 04 August 2011
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After four years of attending the conference, I think I’ve finally got my head round one thing -  it is about B2C and C2C applications. This contrasts with the vast majority of mainstream GIS conferences that are almost exclusively focused on B2B applications.  This is of course a gross oversimplification - there are obvious crossovers. 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

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

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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