LINZ Papers Presented at FIG 2010

Several LINZ staff presented at the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) 2010 Congress in Sydney last week.

FIG is an international, non-government organisation whose purpose is to support international collaboration for the progress of surveying in all fields and applications. The conference brought together thousands of surveying and land professionals from across the globe.

Read the LINZ papers online:

• Place Naming Legislation in New Zealand, Don Grant, Surveyor General, and & Wendy Shaw, NZGB Board Secretary.
  
  
• New Zealand Vertical Datum 2009 – A Geoid Based Height System for the Unification of Disparate Local Vertical Datums (PDF 440KB), Matt Amos, Senior Advisor.
  
  
• Developing a National Real-time CORS Network in New Zealand, (PDF 136KB), Dave Collett, Geodetic Surveyor.
  
  
• Progress Towards a Consistent Exchange Mechanism for Geodetic Data in Australia and New Zealand (PDF106KB), Roger Fraser, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Australia; and Nic Donnelly, Geodetic Surveyor.
  
  
• Introducing the Revolution in New Zealand Paper Chart Production (PDF 2.46MB), Gareth Hodkinson, Nautical Cartographer.
  
  
• Implementation of a New Survey Control Standard for New Zealand (PDF 148KB), Nic Donnelly, Geodetic Surveyor, and Matt Amos, Senior Advisor.
  
  
• Implementation of a Hydrographic Product Database Solution for Land Information New Zealand Hydrographic Services: Challenges and Efficiency Gains (PDF 125KB), Kristian Jones, Nautical Cartographer.
  
  
• PositioNZ-PP - A GPS Post-Processing Service for New Zealand (PDF 211KB), Jeremy Palmer, Geodetic Surveyor.
  
  
• The Application of a Localised Deformation Model after an Earthquake (PDF 428KB), Rachelle Winefield, geodetic surveyor; Chris Crook, Technical Leader Spatial Information Management, and John Beavan, GNS Science.
  
  
• IHO Capacity Building in the South West Pacific Region – NZ Perspective (PDF 3.71MB), Adam Greenland, National Hydrographer.
  
  
• The Implementation of a Semi-Dynamic Datum in New Zealand – Ten Years On (PDF 489KB), Graeme Blick, National Geodesist, and Don Grant, Surveyor General.
  
  
• The Geodetic Infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand: Differences and Similarities (PDF 996KB), Graeme Blick, National Geodesist, and Robert Sarib, Department of Lands and Planning, Australia.