13 April 2023
Sam Wiffen CEO, Reveal Tell us about your organisation: Reveal are building the Google Maps of the underground What is your definition of location technology? Technology that adds location context to useful objects, tools and information What is your area of interest in the industry? Subsurface utility surveying and location What does a typical day … Continue reading "Celebrating location and sharing our story"
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13 October 2022
It’s a common conversation of wondering how much data is being captured through our smartphones, if we’re being tracked, and for what purpose.
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11 August 2022
It’s been a great time in the tech space with the NZ Hi-Tech Awards being hosted in Wellington last Friday. With a turnout of close to 1100 people, including the Prime Minister and the Mayor of Wellington, it was a night to enjoy all the great innovation being developed here in Aotearoa. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners - it was great to see so many members from the wider Tech Alliance grace the stage and be acknowledged for all their hard work.
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14 July 2022
LocationTech thanks the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for theopportunity to submit on the Advanced Manufacturing Draft Industry Transformation Plan. Thissubmission is in response Priority Two, increasing investment in advanced technologies and processesto lift productivity and wages, as well as Priority Five, creating a leading sustainable circular net-zeroemissions sector. LocationTech was not involved … Continue reading "Celebrating location and sharing our story"
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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
Sam Drummond replaces former Spatial Innovation Business Association (SIBA) Chair, Anne Harper who has resigned from the role after a successful six year tenure. Sam is part of the new generation of Location Professionals looking to expand the footprint of geospatial beyond the traditional mar
September 10, 2020
LocationTech featured during Techweek2020, so we’ve collated the best Techweek highlights for you. Explore Location Digital Innovation in Agriculture Will machines replace humans in the future of work? Re-Imagine the Digital Economy: The role of tech in food assurance Sustain
August 18, 2020