The Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) Metadata Profile (version 1.1) is now the recommended e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) geospatial metadata standard for use by New Zealand government agencies. The Profile was endorsed by the State Services Commission in July 2010, following a consultation period which showed support for the Profile from the geospatial community. One of the people who made a submission during the consultation period is Tony Amar (GIS Consultant) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Tony says that “A common NZ/Australia metadata profile based on the ISO standard is sensible. The ANZLIC tools and resources are present and helpful. ‘Owning’ the profile as an e-GIF standard gives more value for government agencies to actually make it part of their own geospatial strategies. It is certainly part of MAF’s geospatial metadata processes.” Read More
