Landscan December 2011
In this issue...
A significant year for New Zealand
LINZ Chief Executive Colin MacDonald reflects on 2011, a significant year which saw unprecedented events in Canterbury and a response from across New Zealand.
LINZ’s Canterbury work earns international attention
The work LINZ has been part of in Canterbury, following earthquakes in the region, has been featured in the journal of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG).
Hillary Ridge becomes official
Iconic New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary has been commemorated in the naming of a ridge on Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Cooking up a spatial storm
The New Zealand Geospatial Office has released the first version of the New Zealand SDI Cookbook – providing context and guidance for the early phase of a national Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI).
LINZ cartographers help make international navigation safer
Creating common hydrographic terms and symbols is part of an international effort to overcome language barriers and make navigation at sea safer.
New Unit Titles Act matches the way we live
The new Unit Titles Act 2010 updates legislation created 40 years ago with provisions that take into account modern ways of living.
LINZ takes over Ross Sea electronic charting
LINZ will now lead the production and maintenance of Electronic Navigational Charts for the Ross Sea region.
