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NZ Topo50 Maps

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Citation
Title
NZ Topo50 Maps
Creation Date
2009-09
Abstract
The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, the Chatham Islands, and offshore islands at 1:50,000 scale. Along with the paper-based Topo50 map series, digital images of the maps are also publicly available. Georeferenced raster digital images are provided at a resolution of 300 DPI. Georeferencing allows adjacent maps to be accurately and automatically aligned within GIS systems. For more information, and a description of the georeferencing keys: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50/digital-images Please be aware of the following: - Representation of a road or track does not necessarily indicate public right of access. For access rights, maps and other information, contact the New Zealand Walking Access Commission - www.walkingaccess.govt.nz - The Department of Conservation and other agencies should be contacted for the latest information on tracks and back country huts. Closed tracks are defined as being no longer maintained or passable and should not be used. - Not all aerial wires, cableways and obstructions that could be hazardous to aircraft are held in the data. - Contours and spot elevations in forest and snow areas may be less accurate. - Not all pipelines including both underground and above ground are held in the data or shown on the printed maps. For the latest information please contact the utility and infrastructure agencies - Permits may be required to visit some sensitive and special islands and areas. Contact the Department of Conservation to see if you need to apply for a permit.
Purpose
Topo50 is the official topographic map series used by New Zealand emergency services. Please be aware of the following: - Representation of a road or track does not necessarily indicate public right of access. For access rights, maps and other information, contact the New Zealand Walking Access Commission - www.walkingaccess.govt.nz - The Department of Conservation and other agencies should be contacted for the latest information on tracks and back country huts. Closed tracks are defined as being no longer maintained or passable and should not be used. - Not all aerial wires, cableways and obstructions that could be hazardous to aircraft are held in the data. - Contours and spot elevations in forest and snow areas may be less accurate. - Not all pipelines including both underground and above ground are held in the data or shown on the printed maps. For the latest information please contact the utility and infrastructure agencies - Permits may be required to visit some sensitive and special islands and areas. Contact the Department of Conservation to see if you need to apply for a permit.
Scale Denominator
50000
Bounding Box
West
166.31571873
East
178.610868168
North
-34.030252207
South
-47.534528605
ISO Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme Keyword
New Zealand
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ANZLIC Jurisdictions
Security Constraints
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Copyright 2011 Crown copyright (c) Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and the New Zealand Government. All rights reserved
Use Restrictions
copyright
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International with: Following Disclaimers: 1. Representation of a road or track does not necessarily indicate public right of access. For access rights, maps and other information, contact the New Zealand Walking Access Commission - www.walkingaccess.govt.nz 2. The Department of Conservation and other agencies should be contacted for the latest information on tracks and back country huts. Closed tracks are defined as being no longer maintained or passable and should not be used. 3. Not all aerial wires, cableways and obstructions that could be hazardous to aircraft are held in the data. 4. Contours and spot elevations in forest and snow areas may be less accurate. 5. Not all pipelines including both underground and above ground are held in the data or shown on the printed maps. For the latest information please contact the utility and infrastructure agencies. 6. Permits may be required to visit some sensitive and special islands and areas. Contact the Department of Conservation to see if you need to apply for a permit. Following Attribution: If you publish, distribute or otherwise disseminate this work to the public without adapting it, the following attribution to Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand should be used: 'CC BY 4.0 Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. If you adapt this work in any way or include it in a collection, and publish, distribute or otherwise disseminate that adaptation or collection to the public, the following attribution to Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand should be used: 'Contains data sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for reuse under CC BY 4.0' If 'attribution stacking' problems exist then the requirement to display the above attribution statements is waived and in lieu the attribution statement is to be made in any terms or conditions associated with the work/ product/ application/ etc.
Use Restrictions
license
Status
onGoing
Maintenance and Update Frequency
quarterly
Language
eng
Point of Contact
Contact
Omit
Position Name
Technical Leader, National Topographic Office
Delivery Point
155 The Terrace
City
Wellington
Administrative Area
Postal Code
6145
Country
New Zealand
Email
customersupport@linz.govt.nz
Phone
0800 665 463 or +64 4 460 0110

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Statement
LINZ and our predecessors have been responsible for national topographic mapping in New Zealand for more than a hundred years. The first digital data was created in the late 80's and early 90's by scanning the 1:50,000 maps that existed at the time (known as the NZMS 260 series, which replaced the imperial NZMS 1 series at 1inch to 1 mile) The raw data was created by photogrammetrists who from 1974 to 1997 mapped the country from overlapping pairs of aerial photographs. Cartographers then took the data and added symbols and text, and created the colour separations needed to produce the printed maps. From 1994 to 2006 LINZ used orthophotos to update the map data. Today the map data is updated primarily from aerial and satellite imagery, and data supplied from Department of Conservation, Transit NZ, Landcare Research and others. LINZ releases regular updates of the Topo50 maps and data; for details refer http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50/update-history Some features are subject to change more than others. For example in any given map revision, it is likely that road data will undergo more change than, for example, fumeroles. However, all data is examined during a full data revision.

Distribution Information

Online Access
https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/50767-nz-topo50-maps/
Protocol
Name

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
dfcf7458-9bb8-6ce0-0015-fc7fafa31b31
Metadata Date Stamp
2012-09-24
Metadata Standard Name
ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
1.1
Character Set
utf8
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