11 March 2021
Catch up on the latest news and events with our March newsletter.
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10 March 2021
The Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) is a collaboration between industry and Government to help grow the digital technologies sector. It is something every location professional needs to know about and we want to ensure LocationTech is well represented. What is an Industry Transformation Plan? The Industry Strategy was initiated in June 2019 and updated … Continue reading "What does the Digital Technologies ITP mean for Location?"
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09 December 2020
Event highlights: FOSS4G State of the Map
Read More The Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) is a collaboration between industry and Government to help grow the digital technologies sector. It is something every location professional needs to know about and we want to ensure LocationTech is well represented. What is
March 10, 2021
If, like me, you live in Auckland, then you will have just experienced another Alert Level 3 lockdown. Regardless of region, these unwelcome times impact us all and it is with a sense of frustration that we announce the Locate21 conference will no longer take place in person in Wellington.&nb
March 11, 2021
Thankfully, with 2020 behind us the LocationTech team is looking to the future. Projects that were delayed last year are moving forward and opportunities abound. We know 2021 is going to be an exciting year! LocationTech is particularly enthused about the Digital Technologies In
February 12, 2021
Well, what a year! Who would have predicted a global pandemic and the havoc it wreaked in 2020? Terms like ‘pivot’, ‘new normal’, ‘be kind’ and of course ‘unprecedented’ have been used with, well, an unprecedented frequency. However, through adversity we have also
December 9, 2020
Event highlights: FOSS4G State of the Map Last month, on behalf of LocationTech, I attended my first ever Free and Open Source Software for Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) State of the Map event at Devonport Navy Base in Auckland. As a lifelong user of Esri technology, this was a great opportunity
December 9, 2020
During 2020, location technology’s profile was boosted, largely due to the global impact of COVID-19. It quickly became clear how location technology is crucial to the management of the pandemic; mapping of cases, contact tracing, regional lockdown management and dashboards. Earlier this
December 3, 2020
Since our last newsletter, there have been a couple of prominent elections. While there is little comparison between ours, here in New Zealand and the United States of America, both heralded change. The location technology industry bids haere rā to Eugenie Sage and says haer
November 12, 2020
As winter rolls into spring and the country rolls out of lockdown, it's time to give thought to what role your organisation can play in furthering our industry. Our transition from SIBA to LocationTech is well underway and with it comes a renewed sense of purpose. There is a palpabl
October 15, 2020
Next month’s international GIS Day is an opportunity for every organisation in New Zealand to demonstrate the power of location to everyone! It’s the time to join hundreds of other organisations to celebrate the impactful work of using location technology to solve problems large and small.
October 14, 2020
Welcome to the first edition of the LocationTech newsletter. As a reminder, the Spatial Industry Business Association (SIBA) joined the New Zealand Tech Alliance and has been reinvented LocationTech. We have a re-energised purpose, empowering innovation with location-based technology.
September 10, 2020