Using nationwide geospatial data to build a comprehensive understanding of public water supply, quality and inequity in New Zealand
Reliable supply of safe drinking water is vital for human health. Despite this, there is no consistent nationwide spatial dataset of water distribution zones (WDZ) for Aotearoa New Zealand (A-NZ). In this talk, we will outline the development of a nationwide geospatial dataset of WDZ using data compiled from the 67 district and city councils in A-NZ. We will also outline several early use cases for the WDZ dataset.
Call for papers for the 2023 regular NZPR Issue and the special issue on geo-spatial techniques in population research.
The New Zealand Population Review is a peer-reviewed open-access journal of population and demography with a focus on New Zealand and the Pacific region. It has been published since the 1970’s and is the official journal of the Population Association of New Zealand (PANZ). NZPR welcomes submissions of empirical research, research notes, descriptive findings, reviews […]
Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau PhD Scholarship 2023
We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Geospatial Research Institute (GRI) scholarship. Closing date for applications: 30 June 2023, 17:00pm NZ Time Detailed information about how to apply can be downloaded at: https://geospatial.ac.nz/jobs-and-scholarships/
Video: Ōtautahi Christchurch: the water city?
Watch: Ōtautahi Christchurch: the water city? A short documentary starring Prof Matthew Wilson (GRI-UC) and Dr John Reid (Ngāi Tahu Research Centre-UC) talking about Christchurch, its geography, history of floods and what to expect under climate change. Watch on RNZ now. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/488581/watch-otautahi-christchurch-the-water-city
Fourth Spatial Data Science Symposium
Dear Spatial Data Science Community, SDSS 2023 is a FREE distributed/online symposium that brings together researchers from academia, industry, non-profits, and government from all over the world. NZ participants are welcome to join the UC symposium hub. Groups of participants will meet at the symposium hubs distributed around the world to present and discuss […]
UC Master’s mapping reveals geographical cavities
After several years as an oral health therapist in Ashburton, Joanne Lee, who graduates from UC this week with a Master’s in Health Science, was inspired to complete her postgraduate studies after noticing inequalities in access to dental care. Click here to read more about Joanne’s great geospatial work.
Sensing Water: The Rongowai airborne remote sensing mission for GNSS-Reflectometry across New Zealand
The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), emit radio signals in the L-band to enable precise positioning on the Earth’s surface. GNSS has become ubiquitous in our everyday lives, underpinning location-based technologies from traffic routing to precision agriculture. These GNSS “signals of opportunity” have been used in novel space borne missions such as CyGNSS (Cyclone GNSS), which is primarily designed to observe the ocean surface under tropical cyclone systems. However, signals reflected from the land surface have been found to sensitive to soil moisture and surface water, providing a valuable additional source of data.
Top Cited Article 2021-2022
Congratulations to Malcolm Campbell, Lukas Marek and Matt Hobbs for the Top Cited Article 2021 – 2022
Mātauranga Maori Framework for Surveillance (MMFS) for Plant Pathogens
In the past, there has been a disconnect and little collaboration between the people and organizations doing work on plant pathogens that cause myrtle rust and kauri dieback. This has stymied progress in the management of plant pathogens and diseases, and is still unclear where they occur or not. Here we introduce the principles and methodologies of the Mātauranga Māori Framework for surveillance (MMFS) for plant pathogens.
Video recording available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Czj2fB_1iU&list=PLJymSfBIuEWKYLJbi6LzyiRXKtAQBbcH3&index=4
Andrew Kindon – 2023 Clinical Research Training Fellowship
Determinants of abdominal aortic aneurysm risk in New Zealand ($110,104 over 36 months) Andrew Kindon’s research will employ geospatial technologies to spatially identify areas demonstrating excess risk of AAA death in New Zealand, and the associated environmental risk factors. This includes socioeconomic deprivation, accessibility of health services and ethnicity – factors known to influence […]