Geospatial Special Interest Group (Geospatial SIG) NZ . Also known as LGGA

We are the Geospatial Special Interest Group was set up under the Te Uru Kahika Regional and Unitary Councils’ structure. This will mean some changes for the LGGA. We will create a hybrid SIG that has regional council representatives for each of our regions as all SIGs do, but we will continue to exist as the LGGA as well. Below is our terms of reference for the LGGA, if you are interested in the original document it is located here (CC BY) Purpose The purpose of the Local Government Geospatial Alliance Group (LGGA) is: To identify and promote opportunities for more effective and efficient service delivery within local government through the use of geospatial data and its associated Spatial Data Infrastructure; To be the geospatial representatives for all New Zealand councils acting as the linking group between all local authorities and the National Geospatial Strategy committee structures; To escalate local government geospatial issues and ideas to the National Geospatial Strategy committees as required; To be a central point of local government geospatial contact for external agencies including government agencies; To actively support, influence, advise and be involved in the development of geospatial projects and initiatives undertaken by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and the New Zealand Geospatial Office (NZGO); To initiate and promote suggestions for development of local government geospatial projects and initiatives; Set up Local Government Geospatial Project Groups for endorsed, prioritised projects; To promote the development of geospatial standards and guidelines for councils in alignment with the New Zealand Geospatial Strategy.