Data governance norms can be the proverbial calm in the storm. It seems to me we need that now, more than ever.
The Land Cover Database (LCDB), available to users of the Land Resource Information System (LRIS) portal offers environment data held by Landcare Research for re-use in GIS and mapping applications.
There are many terms used on data.govt.nz that could be spelt, capitalised, or swapped with other terms. We use the following list to keep our language…
In February and March 2016 Open Data NZ held a series of conversations with leading international open data experts, including Joel Gurin.
Each year we invite users of data.govt.nz to complete a short survey about their experience using this website.
Watch the wrap up video from the GovHack Wellington instalment, 28-30 July 2017.
A draft checklist of the things you should consider before releasing open data.
1975. The Corolla ruled, mix tapes were a ‘thing’ and the Stats Act became law. How things change! Actually… the legislation hardly has. It doesn’t even feature the word ‘data’. Far-out!
This paper explores barriers currently preventing agencies from providing more open data that is comparable and interoperable.
This page describes steady state data flow mapping, why it might be useful for you and what it involves.