Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) will continue to champion the importance of geospatial information as a key driver for the economy, according the authority’s annual report. The authority has three roles : managing land transactions and public land, and generating geospatial information. Currently it is undergoing a shift of focus to concentrate more on […]
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New sensor network measures NZ tsunami risk
A network of sea level monitoring devices has been installed to help New Zealand monitor the threat of tsunami. Pressure sensors on gauges installed at 17 sites around New Zealand measure any significant change in the sea level, with data being transmitted in real time to GNS Science’s GeoNet data management centre. GNS Science […]
New Zealand body must do more to promote spatial
Land Information New Zealand has said it intends to put more effort into promoting the use and re-use of New Zealand’s geospatial information in the future. The body traditionally exists to maintain private property rights in New Zealand, and to make available geographic information about New Zealand that underpins property rights. But the new […]
NZ spatial data worth $1bn to economy
Innovative use of spatial information pumped more than NZD1.2bn into the New Zealand economy in 2008 – and better access to data could see another NZD500m added to the economy over the next year, according to a report into the value of spatial information in New Zealand. Ambulance response times, urban planning, emissions mapping, […]
