Surveying: GIS & Datasets

Figure.NZ’s mission is to get the people of New Zealand to use data to thrive. Each of us only sees a tiny slice of the world. Measurements and numbers enable us to interpret patterns and trends that are broader and deeper than anything we can directly experience.

Data.govt.nz helps people discover, collect, manage, use, share, re-use data. Learn about our history, the technology we use, and the partnership with DIA that makes it all possible.

The GeoNet project was established in 2001 to build and operate a modern geological hazard monitoring system in New Zealand. It comprises a network of geophysical instruments, automated software applications and skilled staff to detect, analyse and respond to earthquakes, volcanic activity, large landslides, tsunami and the slow deformation that precedes large earthquakes.

The Geoscience Society of New Zealand represents its community by providing collaborative leadership, advocacy and information to connect people and Earth sciences within Aotearoa New Zealand.

The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing is a non-governmental organization devoted to the development of international cooperation for the advancement of photogrammetry and remote sensing and their applications.

We promote growth, innovation and excellence in all facets of surveying and spatial in New Zealand - our vision is to be a globally respected organisation that sustains innovation and excellence for the benefit of our communities.

Now fully integrated with the GSW platform, OpenGeoSci is a free, public map based toolset that allows users to search for cross sections, charts, tables, figures, and data from GeoScienceWorld publications. The goal of OpenGeoSci is to further aid researchers in the discovery of relevant valuable assets for academic research.

The focus of GeoDataHub is on providing cartographic and geospatial resources for New Zealand, its offshore islands and territories; South Pacific, particularly Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau; and Ross Dependency in Antarctica.

The Local Government Geospatial Alliance (LGGA) has a large collection of historical images available. This guide below will help you explore and navigate the Retrolens application to discover historical images in locations that you are interested in.

ArchSite is an online database that contains information about recorded archaeological sites in New Zealand. ArchSite uses GIS (Geographic Information System) technology to manage and display information on maps. It is the national database of archaeological sites in New Zealand. The information is used for research, site management and protection.

S-map is a digital soil map for Aotearoa New Zealand. S-map’s goal is to provide precise and accurate soil information to support sustainable management of our soil resource. S-map displays basic soil property data like depth, stoniness, and clay content, as well as more complex data like water holding capacity and nitrogen leaching risk.

We provide free online access to New Zealand’s most up-to-date land and seabed data.
You can search, browse for and download data online on the LINZ Data Service (LDS). You can also integrate our APIs into your own applications.

NZ Topo Map is an interactive topographic map of New Zealand using the official LINZ's 1:50,000 / Topo50 and 1:250,000 / Topo250 maps.

All current maps published by GNS Science and it's former name the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences are now available.
Watch this space for more map products which will be available soon

OpenTopography facilitates community access to high-resolution, Earth science-oriented, topography data, and related tools and resources. The OpenTopography Facility is based at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego and is operated in collaboration with colleagues in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University and at UNAVCO.

The goal of GeoPandas is to make working with geospatial data in python easier. It combines the capabilities of pandas and shapely, providing geospatial operations in pandas and a high-level interface to multiple geometries to shapely. GeoPandas enables you to easily do operations in python that would otherwise require a spatial database such as PostGIS.

Koordinates is a geospatial data management platform inspired by cracking GIS data out of vendor silos. You can host, manage, share, publish, access, and build apps, alongside tens of thousands of others.

Gapminder identifies systematic misconceptions about important global trends and proportions and uses reliable data to develop easy to understand teaching materials to rid people of their misconceptions.

Put together by GIS professionals for the information age. This list will turbo-charge your search for reputable and free GIS data.

This database page contains a categorised list of links to over 500 sites. Freely available geographic datasets - all ready for entering into a GIS. From arctic permafrost maps to gridded population data.

They provide knowledge and advice to inform better policies. As one of the world’s largest and most trusted sources of comparative socio-economic data and analysis.

The Geospatial Platform is a cross-agency collaborative effort and Shared Service. Government-to-citizen communication, accountability, and transparency.

Our award-winning syndicated market research database provides detailed data and analysis on industries and consumers.

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock investigates the structure and dynamics of populations.

The World Development Indicators is a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty.

UNdata is a web-based data service for the global user community. Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations..

The high volume, high velocity and wide variety of these data, which are commonly referred to as Big Data require new tools and methods for capturing, managing and processing them efficiently.