After receiving a number or requests to extend the early bird registrations to allow for the end of the financial year, the organising committee for the 4th Digital Earth Summit has extended the early bird registration period to Friday, 29 June 2012. In addition to the early bird registrations, the committee has also […]
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CRCSI funds New Zealand geospatial research projects
The Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) recently granted funds to three New Zealand research projects. The first project is being developed by University of Canterbury’s HITLab and Christchurch-based ZNO Ltd. The project aims to develop a mobile phone application that will be used to visualise the future urban design of Christchurch. […]
Speaker highlight: Michael Haines, CEO, VANZI
Michael Haines, CEO for Virtual Australia New Zealand Infrastructure is just one of the many exciting speakers presenting at GeoNext. VANZ, VANZI’s main product, will be a true-to-life 3D model of all the major cities in Australia, where planning, consultation, communication, and modelling all take place. It’s like a business- government- and community-focussed […]
Michael Haines, CEO, VANZI confirmed for GeoNext
Michael Haines, CEO for Virtual Australia New Zealand Infrastructure has been confirmed as a speaker at GeoNext. In this presentation Michael will discuss in detail the background to VANZI, its partners across the range of technologies: spatial, simulation, optimisation, visualisation, gaming and building information and city information modelling, as well as government agencies […]
Fugro awarded New Zealand airborne LiDAR bathymetry survey
Fugro has been awarded a contract for an Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) survey in New Zealand by LINZ (Land Information New Zealand). Data will be collected during December 2011 to IHO Order 1a standard to enable the use of ALB technology to be evaluated as a suitable tool for hydrographic surveys for nautical charting. […]
SSSC2011 conference approaches
The start of SSSC2011 is only days away and all indications are pointing to a bumper turn-out. For the first time in NZ, exhibitors have an opportunity to showcase their wares during a public open day/expo on Tuesday the 22nd of November. The sponsors have turned out in numbers, and exhibition space sold […]
Landcare New Zealand launches nation-wide interactive soil map
Landcare Research New Zealand has launched a new national soils database, known as S-map Online, which aims to help decision makers understand New Zealand’s land use and ecology. Landcare Research is a government-owned corporation overseeing the sustainable development and the management of land-based natural resources. The online map service uses high-quality base […]
GIS for MÄori land
A new tool designed to give MÄori land owners, judges, researchers and local government an unprecedented picture of freehold land was officially launched last week. Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu last week said the system offers a source of information to assist MÄori locate their land interests and identify opportunities to improve its […]
New Zealand cabinet approves spatial data infrastructure
New Zealand’s disparate geospatial data systems are to be linked together in a spatial data infrastructure (SDI), following the approval of such a move by Cabinet on Monday. The infrastructure will link and pool disparate geospatial data held by academia, the private sector, as well as community groups and individuals. The SDI will be […]
Surveyors go to work following Canterbury quake
Land Information New Zealand has posted a request for tenders for surveying work around Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake. The surveying work will focus on precise levelling of 409 benchmarks. A GNSS survey will also be required on 180 of these benchmarks. The survey will cover most of the Canterbury Plains area. […]
