We invite you to join us for MGI 24, the NZ Marine Geospatial Information Working Group annual meeting. The event provides a forum to exchange knowledge and ideas to facilitate national collaboration and leverage opportunities to grow the value of marine geospatial investments and benefits for all New Zealand.

This year MGI 24 will bring together marine experts and geospatial specialists to celebrate five years of achievements and set joint priorities for upcoming years. GNS Science, Avalon, will kindly host the meeting with the generous sponsorship of Oceanum Science, IIC Technologies, Consulting Where and Eagle Technology. 

Format
The meeting will be a hybrid event, with virtual participants able to dial in to the presentations. On-site attendees will also have access to workshops, with the chance to visit the National Geohazards Monitoring Centre following the meeting (unless there is a geohazard response).

Programme
The meeting programme is now finalised and available on the event webpage. The agenda includes presentations on: 

• Geospatial alignment to policy drivers, New Zealand’s case study (Consulting Where)
• IHO S-100, the new hydrographic geospatial standard for marine data (IIC Technology)
• The NZ MGI work programme - Celebrating 5 years of achievements, road map updates and setting future priorities (NZ MGI Working Group)
• Enabling environmental data science and applications (Oceanum Science)
• Improvements in the mapping of commercial fishing effort (MPI)
• Electronic Navigational Charts and ArcGIS Maritime Server:  Revealing the potential of the LINZ ENC Service beyond navigation (Eagle Technology and NZDF)
• Seabed 2030 and the challenge to map the World’s Oceans (Seabed 2030)
• Opportunities for coordinated seafloor mapping programmes and broader marine outcomes (Toitū Te Whenua Land Information NZ)

A workshop on national coordinated seabed mapping programme will also be proposed for in-person attendees.

The event webpage is on the linz.govt.nz website (https://www.linz.govt.nz/mgi24)

Location
GNS is accessible by public transport, see metlink.org.nz and is 15 minutes' walk from Naenae Train Station. Free parking is also available on the premises.

Contact
If you have any queries relating to your booking, please contact mgi24@linz.govt.nz

Privacy
Your personal information will remain confidential, will not be shared and will only be used by the MGI 24 organising team to understand online and onsite attendance. For more details, please refer to the LINZ privacy policy and if you have any concerns, please contact mgi24@linz.govt.nz.

Link to the online meeting
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjUyMGQwNTMtMmYzZS00ZmQ3LTg2YzQtMzgwZTg5ODdjYTU1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222134e961-7e38-4c34-a22b-10da5466b725%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22725fff6d-f718-4dcb-b592-64b449e180ac%22%7d

Meeting ID: 481 550 167 771
Password: URg5bs