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11 Oct Towards Real-time Federation of Spatial Data for Hazard Risk Management – Feedback and Follow-up

News | admin@gri Prof. Matt Wilson, Director, Geospatial Research Institute (GRI) Rob Deakin, Manager, Resilience Group, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Dealing with natural hazards, whether planning or response, requires an increasing quantity of disparate spatial data. However, increasing data volumes are difficult to manage, particularly when data... READ MORE

18 Sep LINZ Tertiary GIS Scholarships

News | admin@gri In 2018 for the first time, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) will seek external applications for one undergraduate and one postgraduate tertiary GIS scholarship. Applications are open to students enrolled at a New Zealand university or other New Zealand tertiary institute who are New Zealand... READ MORE

05 Sep ISCRAM Asia Pacific 2018 in Wellington on 5-7 November

News | admin@gri Upcoming disaster information systems conference in Wellington The purpose of ISCRAM Asia Pacific 2018 is to exchange research into and experiences of information systems use in emergency management, particularly focussed around applications of information systems in the context of the four priorities of the Sendai... READ MORE

05 Sep GRI’s Envision Scenario Planner is NZSEA finalist

News | admin@gri Finalists for the 2018 New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards have been announced today. “This year’s entrants have continued to deliver world class examples of how using geospatial technology is delivering tangible benefits and increasing productivity for a diverse range of businesses, communities, local and central... READ MORE

05 Feb New Chief Science Adviser for Ministry of Transport

News | Wayne Tyson GRI Deputy Director, Professor Simon Kingham has been named the first Chief Science Adviser for the Ministry of Transport | Te Manatū Waka. UC Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Te Tumu Tuarua Professor Ian Wright has congratulated Professor Kingham on the new role which will see him... READ MORE

06 Dec NZ Geospatial Research Conference 2017

News | Wayne Tyson NZ Geospatial Research Conference 2107 The NZ Geospatial Research Conference 2107 took place in Christchurch, at the University of Canterbury, on the 4th-5th December 2017. The programme included many aspects of geospatial research and practice – including theory, technology, application, and innovation. The conference will... READ MORE

30 Nov GeoHealth Lab merges with GRI

News | Wayne Tyson The GeoHealth Lab merges with the GRI The GeoHealth Laboratory, now in its 11th year of operation, has this month, merged its operations with the Geospatial Research Institute. This will improve collaborative work across related areas of research in such areas as Town Planning and... READ MORE

13 Sep Map-based tools for community and rūnanga-led sustainable town planning

News | Wayne Tyson University of Canterbury Science and Engineering researchers have gained $10.7 million in funding for five Smart Ideas proposals and two Research Programmes in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s 2017 Endeavour Round. UC researcher, Dr Rita Dionisio, is leading a new Research Programme creating... READ MORE

12 Dec Trimble donates new GPS technology to the GRI

News | admin@gri On Friday 8 December, Mr Mark Nichols, General Manager of Trimble New Zealand and Board Member of the Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau, presented the University of Canterbury the first two of ten new portable GPS receivers. The device can be attached to an android phone... READ MORE

02 Dec GRI hosts Smart City Forum

News | admin@gri The Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau, hosted a Smart Cities forum today which included presenters from around the country. The nature of this forum was to provide a collaborative environment for Government, Business and Researchers to gather and share their work progress as well as look... READ MORE