According to the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), the Conservation Department and the Economic Development Ministry of New Zealand, their country is not taking advantage of the benefits of spatial infrastructure. This results to losing almost $1.3 million in productivity. The Land Information office has been looking for technology firms to be able to develop innovative websites.
Jan Pierce, LINZ Customer Service General Manager said that new services are likely to be aimed at typical users of land data. With this, the public will able to make use of the maps and map data, but the users may have to pay to use the services. “Linz’s intention is that cost should not be a barrier to access”, added Pierce.
Earlier this August, the New Zealand Government released its NZGOAL Policy, which provides assistance for releasing Government Information and material to the public for reuse. Pierce added that any move by LINZ to charge for access data would not conflict with the policy, that they are developing their services in accordance of the NZGOAL on charging data access and use. “The LINZ datasets are so important to geospatial analysis and decision-making that research has shown that the poor access to that data has shaped and limited the way that many people and organisations have established their geospatial capability.”
Source:
Geospatial World
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