Geospatial Research Institute

Our vision

The Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau is a world class centre of interdisciplinary geospatial expertise in New Zealand.

With our interdisciplinary partnership-based geospatial research, we aim to assist NZ Inc. to:

• Leverage latent value from investments in public and other datasets – Deliver expected productivity gains from smarter use of geospatial data, technologies and analytics
• Grow geospatial capacity, by providing access to a range of types and levels of geospatial capability
• Realise the opportunities for geospatial innovation and R&D offered by the scale and nature of the New Zealand jurisdiction
• Provide ongoing global leadership in the rapidly growing field of indigenous GIS.

Our Mission

Our mission is to be a national centre of gravity for geospatial research to deliver transdisciplinary solutions that enables the benefits of spatial information technology to be fully realised.

Our Projects

We conduct leading transdisciplinary geospatial research towards a just and sustainable society for our whānau and communities. Our research is culturally appropriate, ethical, engaged and partnership-based.

Our GeoHealth Laboratory

It undertakes applied research in health geography, spatial epidemiology and GIS. Research addresses the local and national contexts which shape health outcomes and health inequalities.

Who We Are