The New Zealand Geospatial Office

www.geospatial.govt.nzwww.linz.govt.nz

Stephen Bensberg

sbensberg@linz.govt.nz

0272499328

Presentation Overview

• Who is NZGO and where does it fit in Govt?

• Why is geospatial important?

• NZGO Projects

• Govt data availability

• Other Tools and developments

New Zealand Geospatial Strategy

LINZ – Strategic

Development & Support

New Zealand Geospatial Strategy

LINZ – Strategic

Development & Support

LINZ & NZGO

Finance

Office of Strategy

Management

Human Resources

Knowledge Management

NZ Geospatial Office

Project & Procurement

Services

Business & Regulatory

Services

Risk & Security Office

Strategic Communications

Overview and Context

• LINZ core role of information management: includes working across wider land information sector to ensure ready access to geospatial information

• LINZ strategic direction includes leadership role to grow the NZ geospatial sector

• NZGO - Championing the NZ Geospatial Strategy a government priority for LINZ and a LINZ key initiative

• NZGO - raising awareness of untapped economic potential of increased geospatial information use for New Zealand

Benefits

Smarter and more efficient use of geospatial data and associated technology has the potential to:

• Make government process more efficient and effective

• Foster an environment of innovation

• Grow the economy

– Economics Report by ACIL Tasman

– Number of benefits and Case Studies

– http://www.geospatial.govt.nz/productivityreport/

NZ Geospatial Strategy Document

New Zealand Geospatial Strategy

Key Principles:

• Geospatial information is collected once to agreed

standards, for use by many

• Discovery and access of geospatial information is easy

• Within the appropriate context, geospatial information is

easy to understand, integrate, interpret, use

• Geospatial information is readily available, and its use is not

unduly restricted

• Geospatial content is appropriately preserved, protected

New Zealand Geospatial Strategy

NZGS going forward

Increase reuse of government held geospatial data

• promoting standards to enable data sharing (interoperability) across multiple organisations.

• by facilitating improved access through the development of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure,

• supporting the development of frameworks for nationally significant datasets

NZGO Work Programme

Championing the

New Zealand

Geospatial Strategy

Championing the

New Zealand

Geospatial Strategy

Key Projects

Work Streams

Key Initiative/Govt Priority

Strengthen

Governance

Strengthen

Governance

Facilitate NZ-

SDI

Facilitate NZ-

SDIStandardsStandards

Fundamental

Datasets

Fundamental

DatasetsCapabilityCapability

ResearchResearch OperationsOperations

EngagementEngagement

GEG, GSCGEG, GSC

Roadmap,

Gateway

Catalogue

Roadmap,

Gateway

Catalogue

ANZLIC Metadata to

e-GIF ANZLIC

Metadata to e-GIF

Addresses,

KiwImage,

LiDAR

Addresses,

KiwImage,

LiDAR

MGIS,

Education

Web Portal

MGIS,

Education

Web Portal

CRCSICRCSI

NZGS Web

Site, Blog

NZGS Web

Site, Blog

Performance

Evaluation

Framework

Performance

Evaluation

Framework

NZGS Fundamental Data

LINZ Data Service

• Geodetic Network

• Cadastre -property

• Address

• Topography

• Hydrographic

Future Work program

• Elevation

• Imagery

• Vegetation

• Natural features

• Culture

• Transport Networks

NZGS Spatial Data Infrastructure

• Mechanism to share geospatial data from multiple sources to NZ

• Examples – Auckland Spatial Plan

– Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Agency

• NZ Cabinet Paper - Open Data

-Same principles will most likely eventually apply across all of Govt electronic data.

Publically Available Govt Data Examples

•  Govt geospatial data available on

http://www.geodata.govt.nz/

• TPK/Landcare's prototype tool for visualising Maori land (uses Maori Land Court data and Landcare land use data)

http://whenuaviz.landcareresearch.co.nz/

•  Maori land on line from the Ministry of Justice

http://www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/gis/home.htm;jsessionid=75095729434676284C2725753CE8ACA8

 

Publically Available Govt Data Examples

• Walking Access Mapping System

http://wams.org.nz/wams/

•  Contract Mapping from Min of Social Welfare

http://www.contractmapping.govt.nz/

•  Land Cover Database II (MfE) plus other central govt geospatial data on Koordinates

http://koordinates.com/#/layer/1072-land-cover-database-version-2-lcdb2/

 

•  Min of Fisheries NABIS

http://www.nabis.govt.nz/Pages/default.aspx

Other govt Data Service Examples

• Landcare Research – ‘S Map’ & ‘Our Environment’

http://smap.landcareresearch.co.nz

http://ourenvironment.scinfo.org.nz

• CERA – Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Agency

http://data.geospatial.govt.nz/voyager/#/

• Stats NZ geospatial data download digital boundaries

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/people_and_communities/geographic-areas/download-digital-boundaries.aspx

Northland Regional Council data on Koordinates

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Where is your organisation at?

• Just understanding GIS?

• More than e-maps – realizing the power!

• Have GIS but does your organisations data policies align with the NZGS objectives?

– Collected Once, Available, Accessible, Integrate

• Have good GIS systems but locked down and need to consider organizational policies relating to data access and availability?

• Ready to share data via the SDI?

Supporting Information - Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in the New Zealand Economy – http://www.geospatial.govt.nz/productivityreport/

• Guidance Material on How to Support Spatial Data Infrastructure for New Zealand – http://www.geospatial.govt.nz/guidance-material-on-nz-sdi/

•  LINZ ongoing support for the ANZMet Lite metadata tool and for the ANZLIC Metadata Profile (0800 665 463)

• ANZLIC Metadata Profile– http://www.osdm.gov.au/Metadata/ANZLIC+Metadata+Profile/

default.aspx

– http://www.osdm.gov.au/ANZLIC_MetadataProfile_v1-1.pdf?ID=303

Relevant links continued

• eGIFhttp://www.e.govt.nz/standards/e-gif-3.3

http://www.e.govt.nz/news/anzlic-metadata-profile-replaces-nzgms