The aim of the NZID was to verify geotechnical research proposition regarding earth dam infrastructure in New Zealand. The present scope of work focuses on the development of a standardised, comprehensive, and compatible geospatial data framework as a basis for the NZID.
ESP enables the assessment of alternative regeneration scenarios as to their environmental, social and economic impacts at the neighbourhood scale. Stakeholder engagement is a key component of this research, and the team has been working with diverse planning authorities to assess the suitability and usability of the geospatial toolkit and identify areas for improvement considering local specific needs and priorities across the country
The Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau is a world class centre of interdisciplinary geospatial expertise in New Zealand.
With our interdisciplinary partnership-based geospatial research, we aim to assist NZ Inc. to:
Geospatial analysis uses geographic data to make complex spatial relationships understandable, either by maps, graphs or statistics.
Developing new strategies and tools to improve collaborative planning in Aotearoa New Zealand, by including local knowledge from communities and Rūnanga in town planning.
Geographic Information Science uses software such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to collect, manage, analyse and display geographic information.
Building new tools to help view and understand the complexities of multiple sets of Geographic Information.
