LEARNZ virtual field trip pages
- Get outdoors safely with maps
- Land, sky and space
- Finding resilience: locating and responding to natural hazards
- Map my Wāhi: discovering our shared heritage
- Map my Wāhi: my place, my story (East Coast)
- Map my Wāhi: my place, my story (Taranaki)
- Where are We? Navigating and positioning on sea, land and air
Careers in geospatial and surveying
LINZ career profiles - explore profiles of people in geospatial careers:
Survey and Spatial NZ - explore careers in surveying and spatial professions:
Survey and Spatial New Zealand
Tahatū Career Navigator - search for geospatial career pathways:
Tahatū website - Earth science and physics
Earth science, surveying and positioning
GeoNet - New Zealand's official geohazard monitoring system, providing real-time mapping of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and tsunami:
Get Ready NZ - tsunami evacuation information, hazard maps and preparedness activities, emergency planning resources for schools and families:
LINZ geodetic resources - learn about LINZ marks, software, systems and technology on earth and in space:
Nasa resources - find explanations of how GPS works and a history of geodesy:
Natural Hazards Portal - explore natural hazard risk and access to hazard maps and local council information:
NIWA / Earth Sciences NZ Flood Hazard Map Viewer - shows modelled flood hazards across New Zealand under current and future climate conditions:
NZ Natural Hazard Teaching Resources (CRISiSLab) - a portal of hazard education resources for New Zealand schools:
https://www.crisislab.org.nz/teachingresource
Wellington Fault videos - find out more about Wellington Faults
Wellington Fault flyover video
Wikipedia constellation animation - animated diagram of GPS positioning:
GIS and geospatial learning
ArcGIS map viewer - explore mapping and spatial analysis using ArcGIS Online:
GIS overview - learn the basics of geographic information systems (GIS) with Esri:
Unfolding the map blog - read articles and visual stories about maps and cartography:
GIS Day and geospatial awareness
GIS Day - learn about the annual global celebration of GIS through GIS Day:
LINZ data and mapping tools
LINZ datasets - create your own maps using the LINZ Data Service:
LINZ website - learn more about New Zealand's official mapping, land information and geographic data:
Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
Maps, navigation and outdoor mapping
LINZ Data Service datasets - access the datasets used to create New Zealand's printed topographic maps:
TopoMap - explore New Zealand:
TopoMaps App - download offline maps for your phone:
NZ Topo Maps App (available separately for the North and South Islands).
Topo50 Map Guide - learn how to read New Zealand topographic maps:
Māori maps and place names
Kahurangiariki - discover traditional Māori place names and cultural history:
Maps of Te Waipounamu and Te Ika-a-Māui - explore tangata whenua place names of Aotearoa New Zealand, pre European settlement:
Maps of Te Waipounamu and Te Ika a Māui
Outdoor exploration and safety
Mountain Safety Council - resources to prepare for your next outdoor adventure:
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
NZ Hiking and Tramping - video series featuring 3D visualisations using LINZ topographic map data:
NZ Hiking + Tramping Video Series
Teaching and classroom resources
Esri training course - complete the course Teaching with GIS:
Geospatial for Schools - explore geospatial resources for schools from LINZ:
GIS and Geography - learn how GIS can support geography education:
GIS in Schools - browse GIS learning resources for schools:
Natural Hazards Education - explore natural hazard education resources:
The GIS Lounge - check out GIS resources from the NZ Board of Geography Teachers: