• Managing the geodetic control network

    Find out more about geodetic control network development, maintenance and protection.
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  • Extra protection for permanent reference marks (PRMs)

    Important survey marks can be disturbed, damaged or destroyed simply because people are unaware of them. Marks below ground level are most at risk as they are practically invisible to those working nearby.
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  • Cadastral Horizontal Control Network

    The CHN provides the street-level control marks that are used by surveyors to connect to and orient cadastral surveys in terms of the official geodetic datum (NZGD2000).
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  • Basic Geospatial Network

    The BGN provides a national coverage of control marks (including the offshore islands and Antarctica) to enable users to efficiently connected to official geodetic and vertical datums.
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  • SouthPAN services

    SouthPAN early Open Services are available now and are progressively being improved. A certified Safety of Life service will be provided for aviation and other Safety of Life operations from 2028.
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  • Boris Kirov - Business Intelligence Analyst at WCC

    Profile - Boris Kirov
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  • Erica Black - Data Consultant at Critchlow

    Profile - Erica Black
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  • Chloe Samaratunga - Geospatial careers profile

    Chloe Samaratunga is studying for a Bachelor of Advanced Science with Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
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  • Kasey Oomen - Geospatial graduate profile

    Kasey Oomen is a resilience advisor at Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand.
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  • Hannah Reid - Geospatial careers profile

    Hannah is a Master of Science in Remote Sensing student at Massey University (Turitea Campus, Palmerston North).
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  • GIS student and graduate profiles

    New Zealand needs people with the skills and understanding to unlock the potential of location information. There are Geographic Information System (GIS) related courses being offered from Whangarei to Invercargill, and students are experiencing big…
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  • Geospatial Internships

    Internships are one way that organisations can help GIS students enter New Zealand’s geospatial industry.
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  • Jana Kaeppler - GIS Officer at Mackenzie District Council

    Profile - Jana Kaeppler
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  • Scott Tansley - Geospatial Senior Consultant at Statistics New Zealand

    Profile - Scott Tansley
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  • RINEX data archive

    The PositioNZ RINEX data archive collects, stores and provides access to data from a network of continuously recording GNSS (global navigation satellite system) receivers located around New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands and Antarctica.
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  • Geodetic Marks app

    The LINZ Geodetic Marks app allows users to navigate to geodetic marks, access mark details, submit updated mark photos, and find key non-boundary marks that may need to be protected when engaging in earthworks.
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  • Geodetic software

    Our software is used to adjust geodetic networks and convert coordinate systems. This software is free, and runs on Windows.
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  • SouthPAN compatible devices

    We have an ongoing programme to test the compatibility and performance of SouthPAN services on a range of GNSS devices used across different industry sectors.
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  • Ngā Poutama Matawhenua - Practical Māori GIS Mapping Wānanga webinar series

    A programme of monthly online mapping wānanga to help you learn how to map your whenua and tell your stories through GIS mapping. These interactive wānanga are specifically tailored towards those working for iwi, Māori trusts and environmental groups.
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    • Māori and iwi
  • SouthPAN

    SouthPAN (Southern Positioning Augmentation Network) will improve the accuracy and reliability of satellite-based positioning systems in New Zealand and Australia.
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  • Technical information

    Technical information for equipment manufacturers, solution providers and users of SouthPAN.
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  • SNAP guidance

    SNAP (Survey Network Adjustment Package) is a specialist software programme that is used when working with large or complex survey networks. It can perform a range of tasks including adjusting geodetic control marks, transforming between coordinate…
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  • Alex Pasco - Geospatial careers profile

    Alex is a Geospatial Data Administrator with the New Zealand Defence Force.
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  • Rebecca McMorran - Geospatial careers profile

    Rebecca McMorran is a Senior Transport Analyst, Transport Strategy Team at the Wellington City Council
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  • Brown Bag Resilience Series presentations

    This page contains links to the Brown Bag Resilience Series of presentations, including slides, videos and webinars.
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  • Deformation Monitoring Network

    The DMN monitors national-scale tectonic deformation and monitors regional and local-scale deformation to maintain the NZGD2000 deformation model, to maintain the other control networks for the effects of deformation and to re-establish the other control…
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  • About the SouthPAN partnership

    The Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) is a joint initiative of the New Zealand and Australian Governments that provides Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) services for New Zealand and Australia.
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  • PositioNZ-PP and CSN Marks

    PositioNZ-PP can be used to create a cadastral survey network (CSN) or a geodetic mark in areas where there is no efficient way to connect to the datum. Find out how to add these marks to Landonline before a cadastral survey dataset (CSD) is submitted.
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  • Horizontal distortion grids

    The most accurate method for transforming coordinates between New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949 (NZGD1949) and New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000) is to use a distortion grid. On this page you can download the distortion grid file and find other…
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  • Instructions for online height conversions

    How to transform heights between vertical datums.
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