LENZ Links

• Classifications
• Databases

• Tools
• Other resources

FWENZ

Freshwater Environments of New Zealand

• Department of Conservation

 Under development

ECOSAT

ECOsystem Mapping from SATellites

• Landcare Research

www.landcareresearch.co.nz/services/informatics/ecosat/

EcoSat maps ecosystem (Eco) attributes from satellite (Sat). It is a group of projects designed to provide current and cost-effective information about our ecosystems at regional scales.

LCDB

Land Cover Database  

• Ministry for the Environment

www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/land/land-cover-dbase

Comprehensive database of New Zealand’s land cover. Version 1: Based on 1996/1997 imagery. Version 2:  Based on 2001 imagery

LENZ

Land Environments of New Zealand

• Classification:
  Ministry for the Environment
• Underlying Data Layers:
  Landcare Research

Quantitative classification of New Zealand’s terrestrial environments for use in conservation and resource management.

MECNZ

Marine Environment Classification of NZ 

• NIWA

Under development - expected release late 2004.

Currently the best tool available for depicting areas of biological similarity/ difference in the marine environment. Differentiates environments based on their physical characteristics

EEZ (1km2) and regional-scale (250m2) classifications under development

REC

River Environment Classification 

• NIWA

www.niwa.co.nz/ncwr/rec

The REC is GIS-based spatial environmental classification of New Zealand’s rivers for river management purposes.. The Ministry of the Environment (MfE) the with the involvement of a number of regional councils supported the development of the REC.

Agribase

Agribase

• Agriquality

www.agriquality.co.nz/biosecurity/agribase_-_a_biosecurity_tool.cfm

AgriBase is a national database or central index of farm ownership, location andmanagement throughout New Zealand. It lists both agricultural and horticultural properties (around 100,000 in total), each with a unique identification code and links farm business units to land-based information.

CMN

Carbon Monitoring Network

• New Zealand Climate Change Office

FSL

Fundamental Soils Layers

• Landcare Research

www.landcareresearch.co.nz/databases/fdls.asp

FDLs contain spatial information for 16 key soils attributes. Each attribute is measurable (i.e., is given a numeric value rather than being assigned to a descriptive class or category) and is recorded in appropriate units of measure. Because attributes have measurable values, FDLs are particularly useful in computer modelling and have enabled researchers and resource management decision-makers to make the most of rapid developments in GIS technology.

LRI

Land Resource Inventory

• Landcare Research

www.landcareresearch.co.nz/databases/lris.asp

The NZLRI is a spatial database containing about 100,000 polygons (map units), each of which describes a parcel of land in terms of five characteristics or attributes (rock, soil, slope, erosion, vegetation).

NSD

National Soils Database

• Landcare Research

The NSD is a 'point' database containing descriptions of about 1,500 New Zealand soil profiles, together with their chemical, physical, and mineralogical characteristics.

NVS

National Vegetation Survey

• Landcare Research

nvs.landcareresearch.co.nz

The National Vegetation Survey Databank (NVS - 'Nivs') is a physical archive and computer databank containing records from approximately 45,000 vegetation survey plots

RS

Remote Sensing Services

• Landcare Research

www.landcareresearch.co.nz/services/informatics/remotesensing/

Advice on satellite services, satellite data ordering and supply, contract research work, and commercial contracts in all aspects of environmental monitoring and mapping using digital technologies

BIOSECURE

BIOSECURE 

• Landcare Research

Under development.

A computer-based modelling tool that has been under development by a Landcare Research-led consortium since 1999. It is being designed to help biosecurity analysts and managers to assess biosecurity risks by integrating a range of data types to provide predictions on whether and where invasive species are likely to establish in New Zealand.

GRASP

Generalized Regression Analysis and Spatial Prediction

• Landcare Research
• Swiss Centre for Cartography of Fauna

 www.cscf.ch/grasp

Landcare Trust

Landcare Trust

"Sustainable land management through community involvement" is the mission statement of the NZ Landcare Trust."

NHMS

Natural Heritage Management System

• Department of Conservation

Under development.

NHMS will provide a decision support system for DOC staff and help them make better decisions regarding what to do and where to do it and report back on the difference made to New Zealand's natural heritage at any level within the organisation.

NZERN

New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network

www.bush.org.nz

THE purpose for which NZERN is established is:
a) Conservation: to aid conservation, restoration and protection of NZ native plant and animal communities.
b) Community: to engage all interested individuals, community groups and other organisations to participate in this work.
c) Network: to build a shared self-help, non-partisan network made up of many individuals and independent organisations each with their own sites, nurseries, ideas and experiences.
d) Resources: to create and distribute useful resources where there is a common need, including nursery materials, tools and equipment, electronic, broadcast and print media, educational resources.

NHF

Nature Heritage Fund

• Department of Conservation

http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=39023

The purpose of the fund is to protect indigenous ecosystems that represent the full range of natural diversity originally present in the New Zealand landscape by providing incentives for voluntary conservation.

Nga Whenua Rahui

Nga Whenua Rahui

• Department of Conservation

Nga Whenua Rahui is a contestable fund established in 1990 to negotiate the voluntary protection of native forest on Maori-owned land. Five years ago, the scope of the Fund was expanded to include other indigenous ecosystems on Maori land.

NZ Biodiversity

New Zealand Government Biodiversity Website 

• Department of Conservation
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• Ministry for the Environment
• Ministry of Fisheries

www.biodiversity.govt.nz

This site provides information about Aotearoa New Zealand’s native biodiversity, what is being done to help conserve and manage it, and who is involved. The information and work programmes covered in this site are part of New Zealand’s long-term commitment to conserve its natural heritage under the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy.

QE II Trust

Queen Elizabeth II National Trust

www.nationaltrust.org.nz

The National Trust was established by the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Act 1977, "to encourage and promote the provision, protection and enhancement of open space for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of New Zealand".

TFBIS

Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity Information System Programme

• Department of Conservation

The TFBIS Programme supports the conservation of New Zealand's indigenous biodiversity, by increasing awareness of and access to fundamental data and information about terrestrial and freshwater biota and biodiversity. The Programme is one of a suite of new programmes that reflects Government's commitment to achieving the goals of the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy (NZBS).