Saturday, December 8th, 2012
Work in New Zealand and Australia to develop national spatial data infrastructures has been given a boost by the announcement from the Australia New Zealand Land Information Councils’ vision for an Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) Foundation...
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
After taking the U.S by storm, a new technology that empowers organisations to conduct their operations in a life-like 3D digital world, has hit New Zealand’s shores. In a move expected to shake up traditional data management practices,...
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
An ingenious Australian mapping technology that has transformed the way a New Zealand government connects with its residents has received international recognition at a regional ICT conference in Auckland today. Dekho, an Australian-developed web mapping platform, has been...
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
The New Zealand government Thursday laid out its infrastructure building programme, involving plans to rebuild the earthquake-battered city of Christchurch and initiatives to support business growth. The "Building Infrastructure" report, covering one of the six areas of the...
Monday, October 29th, 2012
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announces that it has appointed Denise McKenzie as Executive Director, Marketing and Communications. Working with OGC staff, board, membership and partner organizations, Denise will be responsible for the planning and execution of marketing,...
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Wellington-based internationally-recognised Geographx was one of three finalists for the International Map Trade Association's (IMTA) coveted Global Map Awards held earlier this month in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The IMTA represents those engaged in the production and sale...
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
Wellington-based aerial imaging company Sycamore is harnessing the power of remote-controlled flying vehicles to capture high-resolution imagery from unique angles. The company used a octocopter controlled by a licensed pilot and assisted by a camera operator, all...
Friday, September 14th, 2012
The fourth bi-annual Digital Earth Summit was held in Wellington, New Zealand from Sept. 2-4, as one in a series of summits organized by the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE). The summit with the...
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
A hi-tech mapping system has been unveiled that could prove invaluable in a disaster like the Christchurch earthquakes. StreetCam3D, which is the first technology of its kind in New Zealand, features a high-density light detection and ranging...
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
New Zealand is failing to reap the benefits of location-based intelligence because the government's Geospatial Office is tucked away as part of Land Information, says the chairman of the Spatial Industries Business Association. Huge amounts of data...
