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24 Apr GRI Seminar: The case of the missing environmental data infrastructure

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Dr David Medyckyj-Scott – Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 3 May 2019 The collection and analysis of environmental data are critical to us understanding the New Zealand environment of the past, today and to anticipate the future.  Conclusions drawn from environmental observations, analysis and models…

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07 Apr GRI Seminar: Augmenting Abilities: Reality Capture to Design, Analysis, and Immersive Experiences

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The way we interact with the design process is evolving, from how we capture information about the world around us, to how we engage with design tools. This presentation will showcase how we’ve adopted emergent technology into daily workflows at Aurecon, enabling us to perform…

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22 Feb First call: New Zealand Geospatial Research Conference 2019

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We’re pleased to announce that the NZGRC-2019 will be held in Queenstown on 18 September 2019, in conjunction with the 15th International Conference on GeoComputation. Please see the conference website at https://geospatial.ac.nz/nzgrc-2019/ for further details.

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31 Jan GRISS – 22 February 2019

News | admin@gri Telling yesterday’s stories with today’s geospatial technology Adrian Patchett and Sean Bragg (Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu)   Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei – for us and our children after us   "So we go back to the land, the... READ MORE

07 Jan BES 2018

News | admin@gri GRI researcher presents at the 2018 meeting of the British Ecological Society Dr. Audrey Lustig, a postdoctoral researcher in the GRI Toi Hangarau working on spatial modelling of species distribution, presented her paper on regional pest management to the British Ecological Society meeting, held in... READ MORE

27 Nov UN-WGIC 2018

News | admin@gri The United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress has wrapped up in in Deqing, Zheijang Province, China The GRI Toi Hangarau was represented at the UN-WGIC (19-21 November 2018) by its Director, Prof. Matthew Wilson, who said:   "I feel honoured to have attended the UN-WGIC, along... READ MORE

12 Nov GRISS – November 30th, 2018 – Trends in Environmental Sampling

News | admin@gri Jennifer Brown, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Canterbury Spatially balanced sampling is becoming a popular design for surveys in biological and environmental management. In large scale surveys the use of a spatially balanced design gives some assurance that there will be spatial coverage... READ MORE

08 Nov New research article – Challenges to gaining better value from geospatial information

News | admin@gri Challenges to gaining better value from geospatial information Gaining useful information about our built, social and natural environments is vital and possible. The value of data for cities is more informed, more effective management and development choices resulting in more benefits to a greater range... READ MORE

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 ESP features on Architecture Now website

News | admin@gri Designed to disrupt: A digital tool for urban regeneration The National Science Challenges are government funded initiatives that are designed to set strategic goals for creating a better Aotearoa. The 11 challenges cover topics ranging from childhood education to ageing and nutrition to ecology. Researchers... READ MORE