Survey Strategic Context Project Concludes

LINZ and the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors (NZIS) have completed a joint study on the likely future of the cadastral survey industry and what can be done together to move forward.

“The ‘Survey Strategic Context’ project balanced conceptual ideas about the future with a practical view on what we could action to improve the sector,” says Surveyor-General Don Grant.

“We’ve ended up with a useful view of the future which incorporates both public and private sector ideas, as well as benefits for land owners. This gives us a good framework for decision making as we move forward.”

The view that has been developed is based on principles that support the discovery, access, assessment and application of an increasing range of cadastral information that defines the rights and privileges associated with land.

The cadastral surveying industry of tomorrow will meet a wider client base with differing demands involved in a range of activities such as: tenure decisions, land development, administration and management, and wider uses such as research, policy work or marketing.

At a practical level, the study recommends what challenges, strategic objectives, guiding principles and contributing actions should be addressed by LINZ and NZIS as we develop the sector together.

“The real benefit of the study has been the interaction between LINZ and NZIS, and the co-operation that will be required to work through the recommendations to overcome the challenges in the up and coming years” says Bruce Manners, NZIS past president and study group member.

“That will require both joint and independent work and the LINZ/NZIS partnership formed during the study gives a good basis for moving forward,” says Bruce.

Read the final paper, The Future (PDF 464KB), and find out more about the Survey Strategic Context including documents, news, background & process.