LANDONLINE UPDATE JUNE 2022 Nick Stillwell, Lead Consultant Surveyor, Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand
T
oitū Te Whenua Land Informa-
will be decommissioned in legacy
legacy Landonline. We are pursuing
tion New Zealand (LINZ) has
Landonline.
a concept where surveys can be
piloted the new survey appli-
In the future, when all the func-
digitally rendered; the goal is to
cation with encouraging results, and
tionality is fully transitioned, legacy
create a more usable visualisation
excellent progress continues in the
Landonline will be decommissioned.
of the survey and reduce the effort
survey space with the modernising
It’s at this point that we will start add-
required to prepare it.
Landonline programme.
ing some of the more future-thinking
After demonstrating the new survey application at last year’s S+SNZ conference, we piloted it with a small group of users. Along with positive feedback,
Exactly what the new world of
functionality that surveyors have
digitally visualised surveys will look
asked for.
like is not predetermined. So far
Testing with School of Surveying
we have tested initial visualisation prototypes of basic cadastral survey dataset (CSDs) with a range of users
particularly around the intuitiveness
The next major milestone for the
– surveyors, solicitors, planners etc –
and the improvements that have
new system is for Otago University’s
from a variety of backgrounds.
been made, usability issues and bugs
School of Surveying students to use it
When the functionality is fully
were identified, and many have been
to complete their 300 and 400 level
transitioned – and we have allowed
addressed. Overall, we have resolved
cadastral surveying papers. This is the
an acceptable timeframe for transi-
many of the issues raised by Survey
perfect audience to thoroughly test
tioning to the new system – legacy
and Spatial members during my
how intuitive the new application is
Landonline will be switched off. At
original engagement with branches
for less experienced Landonline users.
that point all surveyors will need to
and continue to work on others.
It was a no-brainer for LINZ to get
have migrated to the new system.
Pilot indicates seamless transition
involved with the professional devel-
Business owners told us they wanted
when they enter the workforce. As
We will then start adding some of
opment of the students as they will
the more future thinking functionality
all be working in the new Landonline
that surveyors have asked for. At the time of writing, I have
the transition to the new system to
well as telling us how much help new
been in contact with many survey
have less impact on their business
Landonline users will need to get up
organisations about their preferred
than the initial Landonline rollout.
to speed, the students’ feedback will
approach to getting involved in the
We are encouraged by feedback
inform an online help portal that we
new Landonline, and nearly all have
are developing.
indicated a preference to have a user
from pilot users indicating they learnt how to use the new capture tools by
involved early.
is a promising sign that the transition
Migrating to the new system
is seamless, and the system is easy to
The new Landonline for survey is like-
use.
ly to be launched to all surveyors in
meet our needs as surveyors.
2023. Initially it will only be capture in
Get involved in our next pilot
watching a 5-minute help video. This
Initially the new system will be
I’m looking forward to working with all our stakeholder groups as the system is developed and evolves to
completely interoperable with legacy
the new system, for example import
Landonline. As work progresses,
LandXML, mark, vector, irregular line,
we will continue to add missing
parcel, supporting documents, survey
We have a limited number of places
functionality, make improvements,
report, easement schedule with Plan
available on our next pilot so you
and resolve issues to ensure the new
generation will continue in legacy
might like to get involved.
system is robust and fit-for-purpose
Landonline.
If so, please email us at
for survey capture. When all the
But work on replacing plan
engagement@linz.govt.nz and tell us
capture functionality has been
generation will ramp up when
why you would be a good person to
migrated to the new system, capture
capture has been decommissioned in
pilot the new system.
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