Developing national metadata standards
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The following update on the development of metadata standards for the water sector has been produced by Land Information NZ.
To help New Zealand manage vital infrastructure well, we’re working with MBIE and Treasury to develop national metadata standards for how we capture, describe and store data.
As many of you will be aware, earlier this year LINZ and MBIE sought and gained Better Public Services seed funding from Treasury to develop national metadata standards for the 3-waters (potable, waste and storm) network, and for residential and light commercial buildings.
This follows on from work Wellington City Council, Auckland Council, Christchurch City Council and NZTA led in 2014 to develop national metadata standards for New Zealand's road corridor.
We believe that investment in national metadata standards for 3-waters and buildings will deliver significant benefits for New Zealand.
Work on the Metadata Standards Project will be done collaboratively between LINZ, MBIE, Treasury, local councils and private industry.
Key dates and information about the project are included below, and moreinformation is available on the LINZ website. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the Programme Director, Haydn Read.
If there are others in your agency that will be interested in this information, please feel free to pass it on to them.
Andrea McDonald
Deputy Chief Executive, Location System
Land Information New Zealand
Procurement timeframe
The RFP document was released on GETS on Monday 21 st November, and will close on Monday 14 December. We will be evaluating responses mid/late December, and aim to have a provider selected and work underway on the project early in the New Year.
Links to other Projects
It has been recognised there are a number of projects across several sectors which this programme of works will inform, e.g. LGNZ’s 3 waters projects, MBIE’s GoShift project, LINZ’s integrated property services project.
Project governance
Technical advice on the direction of the project will be provided by two Technical Working Groups – a Water Technical Working Group (WTWG) and a Building & Housing Technical Working Group (BHTWG)
These working groups will be led by the Metadata Standards Project Manager, who we hope to have on board in early January, and comprise members of state sector and local government agencies and representatives of key stakeholders, co-ordinated by Programme Director and Project Managers.
Governance Structure
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