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This dataset was first added to LINZ Data Service on 06 Aug 2019.
This dataset provides river name polygons for mainland New Zealand. It is part of a pilot to understand the benefit of combining river names and location, and making these openly available through the LINZ Data Service.
Unnamed rivers are also included in this dataset.
How this data can be used
Together with the NZ River Name Lines (Pilot) dataset, these are the first openly available datasets with NZ river names attributed to geometry features (lines and polygons). This data can be used for searching for a named river and zooming to its extents, extracting geometries of a named river, creating digital cartographic products displaying river names, and analysing other features against named rivers (e.g. identifying buildings or properties within a specified distance of a particular river).
Data vintage
The river names and extents in this dataset are based on the cartographic text shown on NZ Topo50 maps as of December 2018, and are an approximation and should not be taken as official. Further details are included in the 'Naming Extents Methodology' section in the 'Lineage' of this metadata.
Please refer to the NZ River Name Lines and Polygons (Pilot) Data Dictionary for detailed metadata and information about this dataset.
Related data
NZ River Name Lines (Pilot) - contains smaller rivers captured as line features instead of polygons.
We recommend using the two river name datasets with the following NZ Topo50 layers for connectivity and visualisation of inland hydrographic features.
The NZ River Name Lines and Polygons (Pilot) Data Dictionary provides details on how to download the matching time period snapshots of this data.
Please note
Official geographic names as listed in the New Zealand Gazetteer of place names must be used in all official documents as per the New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008.
This pilot dataset is unlikely to be updated, however feedback will be used for future enhancements to LINZ river datasets.
APIs and web services
This dataset is available via ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS REST services, as well as our standard APIs.
LDS APIs and OGC web services
ArcGIS Online map services
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
You may use this work for commercial purposes.
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| Information | |
|---|---|
| Category | Topographic > Rivers |
| Tags | river, name, NZEmergencyManagement |
| Regions | New Zealand |
| Metadata | ISO 19115/19139, Dublin Core |
| Technical Details | |
|---|---|
| Layer ID | 103631 |
| Data type | Vector polygon | Feature count | 5127 |
| Primary key | river_section_id |
| Attributes | river_section_id, feat_type, name_ascii, macronated, name, |
| Services | Vector Query API, Web Feature Service (WFS), Catalog Service (CS-W), data.govt.nz Atom Feed |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Added | 6 Aug 2019 |
| Revisions | 7 - Browse all revisions |
| Current revision | Imported on Aug. 6, 2019 from Postgres in NZGD2000 / New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000. |