Implementation of the Geospatial Strategy
This output provides for the New Zealand Geospatial Office’s (NZGO) role in leading the New Zealand Geospatial Strategy.89
Summary of performance
2010/11 saw the NZGO transitioning from a phase of awareness-raising on the importance of geospatial data to coordinating planning for, and implementing, the activities that will deliver a national spatial data infrastructure (SDI) by 2014.
Our plans were broadly validated early in the year by the Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) formal review, which was released in September 2010. However, the PIF review did identify the opportunity to strengthen our mandate, which resulted in our developing a Cabinet paper for accelerating the geospatial agenda. We also took opportunities to provide geospatial data tools and advice for Auckland spatial planning and Canterbury recovery and rebuilding.
This meant delaying development of formal programme-wide project planning and monitoring and evaluation frameworks (as outlined in the measure table overleaf). These are now in place for 2011/12.
Our activities helped to effect a significant shift in awareness and enthusiasm for geospatial information tools, demonstrated the productive use of geospatial data in action, and strengthened our role as cross-government leader of the Strategy.
Our achievements are summarised in the Year in review section of this report (see Increasing the productive use of geospatial information). Key activities under this output included:
- Development of a spatial viewer to showcase central government geospatial data on Auckland and to help support development of the Auckland Council’s spatial plan.90
- Cabinet agreement to LINZ leading the development of a national SDI, and recruitment of additional NZGO staff to lead the key work streams for achieving the SDI.
- Assistance with a Cabinet paper on active release of government’s high-value public data, which integrates the Geospatial Strategy with the wider aims for open data.
- Addition of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and private sector representation to the Geospatial Executives Group (GEG) to increase collaboration and sector-wide support for the Strategy.91
- Development of guidance and recommended standards for technical staff in government agencies for taking part in an SDI92 and enhancements to www.geodata.govt.nz, the online gateway to discovering the geospatial and environmental datasets held by government agencies.93
- Agreement from the GEG and Geospatial Steering Committee94 to the 13 nationally important data themes for the SDI, and assignment of stewardship of three priority datasets to LINZ (the cadastre and imagery) and NZTA (roads).
- Ensuring New Zealand government, industry, and academic representation on the trans-Tasman Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI).
- Development of an education web portal in partnership with private industry to provide online geospatial lessons for schools.
| Performance measures | 2010/11 Budget standard |
2010/11 Actual |
2009/10 Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | |||
| The percentage of governance and project activity is undertaken in accordance with an agreed monitoring and evaluation framework. |
100% | We continued to monitor a range of project activity through Ministerial and business plan reporting and staff performance agreements. A process for defining and monitoring project activity within the formal geospatial programme of work has been implemented from the beginning of 2011/12. Research was undertaken in 2010/11 to assist with the scoping and prioritisation of the work programme for the New Zealand Geospatial Strategy. |
Activity commenced in accordance with the monitoring and evaluation framework as it has existed to date. A formal performance evaluation framework was established in June 2010 and will serve as input for activities in the future. |
| The percentage of projects in the work programme under the Geospatial Strategy will be delivered in accordance with project plans. |
95% as determined by the Geospatial Steering Committee |
Following Cabinet approval of a paper on accelerating the geospatial work programme in December 2010, a three-year vision for the creation of a national spatial data infrastructure was developed in conjunction with the governance groups, and more detailed projected planning commenced. A formal work programme, with associated projects, has been agreed. Definition documents for all associated projects are being developed and approved by September 2012. |
All completed projects in the strategy work programme were delivered in accordance with project plans. The Geospatial Steering Committee was not in existence to review work programme project delivery compliance. |
| Quantity | |||
| All LINZ-specific projects, identified under the Geospatial Strategy, will be delivered in accordance with timeframes approved by the Geospatial Steering Committee. |
100% | The work LINZ will be undertaking in response to the Cabinet paper was tabled with the Geospatial Executives Group in June 2011. A formal work programme has been developed with high-level timeframes for LINZ projects. Where appropriate, these will be reported back to the Geospatial Steering Committee. |
All completed strategy projects were delivered in accordance with timeframes. The Geospatial Steering Committee was not in existence to review project timeframe compliance. |
89 As the government’s authoritative source of advice on land information-related matters, LINZ is responsible for the leadership of the Strategy. The NZGO is based in LINZ and is the coordinating body for implementing the Strategy. Geospatial policy advice was also funded through this output in 2010/11.
90 We developed this with the Auckland Policy Office.
91 The GEG is responsible for managing successful delivery of the Strategy. The Group is chaired by the Chief Executive of LINZ. The Group also comprises chief executives from five central government agencies and has local government representation.
92 This guidance, the SDI cookbook, can be accessed via geospatial.govt.nz
93 Developed in partnership with the Ministry of Science and Innovation. The catalogue was still in a prototype stage during the year.
94 The governance group responsible for implementing the Geospatial Strategy. A range of central and local government agencies and sectors are represented on the Committee.
