Freshwater Resources Management - First Steps Towards the Characterisation of New Zealand's Aquifers

摘要

New Zealand has 16 regional councils responsible for freshwater management working under a common national legal framework. However, management of water quality, water consents and water quantity measurement is a regional responsibility and so is data collection and storage. In order to provide a seamless spatial view of collected groundwater related datasets, regional councils have been visited and stakeholders involved in workshops. Basic cross-regional hydro(geo)logical datasets have been identified and harmonised according to OGC and ISO compliant standards. This is the basis for the data portal and attached three-dimensional web visualisation tool outlined here.