14 October 2021
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16 September 2021
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15 July 2021
The LocationTech committee met with representatives from Toitū Te Whenua LINZ. The focus was to hear more about Elevation Aotearoa - a partnership between LINZ and Regional Council’s to procure and then share a nationally consistent elevation dataset for all of New Zealand.
Read More “A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colours show the realisation of great dreams.” - Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Editor of National Geographic Location technology has been evolving since the dawn of h
October 14, 2021
Throughout history cartographers have created maps to help us travel to unknown places, to identify locations of interest, and where necessary, to navigate those that may cause us harm. But when that harm is invisible and highly transmittable things get complicated. Current events have shown how lo
September 16, 2021
It is well known that Kiwi’s punch above their weight, just ask Youness Baalla and Uladzislau Smiahlikau who lost to David Nyika on his way to becoming the heavyweight boxing bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. New Zealand's record breaking performance at the games was a true disp
August 12, 2021
June has been cold and wet but it hasn’t dampened New Zealand's enthusiasm for all things LocationTech. Current market conditions suggest that Location Technology practitioners are currently overrun with work and conversations with various LocationTech members confirm that they have never b
July 15, 2021
Earlier in the month the LocationTech committee met with representatives from Toitū Te Whenua LINZ. The focus was to hear more about Elevation Aotearoa - a partnership between LINZ and Regional Council’s to procure and then share a nationally consistent elevation dataset for all of New Zealand
July 15, 2021
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) is seeking tech companies from Australia and New Zealand who are considering the UK for international expansion. The selected group will join the official hybrid mission to London Tech Week in September 2021. LTW is Europe’s la
June 23, 2021
Join NZTech in this diverse new role supporting communities in the Tech Alliance to deliver activities that provide value for members. Proud winners of the NZ Hi-Tech Awards 'Best Contribution to the NZ Tech Sector' in 2021. The role The purpose of this newly established position with NZTe
June 20, 2021
As Canterbury recovers from a severe flooding event the region will be reviewing how location technology was used to respond to the situation. For an area that has suffered its fair share of disasters, this event highlights just how important timely information is. Data fed from IoT devices provide
June 10, 2021
What exactly is Remote Sensing and how is it applied in the Location Technology Industry? Remote sensing is one of the cornerstones of location technology. Without it, many of the datasets that location technologists rely on wouldn’t exist and our knowledge of this earth and other planet
June 10, 2021
There is never a dull moment for our executive committee and this month has been no exception. Our entire team has been working to develop content for upcoming events with our colleagues from BlockChainNZ and the IoT Alliance, plus developing our spot on Techweek TV during Techweek2021.As we know,
May 13, 2021