Abstract
Statistics New Zealand produces a lot of data about places. Place puts location at the core of statistical production, whether its data about a neighbourhood, a regional government area or the entire country. Modern geospatial technology is providing new ways to collect, analyse and present statistical data. It can also help reduce the cost of collecting and processing the statistics. The efforts of the international community are helping change the way New Zealand delivers statistics and helps Statistics NZ lead national programmes to improve the data ecosystem. This will help Statistics NZ achieve its vision to ``unleash the power of data to change lives'' and spatially enabling statistical data is key. This paper outlines the story so far, the challenges and where to from here.
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