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Some further information about the upcoming LCDB consultation workshops are now available.

You are invited to participate in one of a series workshops to help plan the development of the next version of the national Land Cover Database (LCDB).

The LCDB is a nationally significant database which is widely used throughout the country. It is a digital map created by grouping similar types of land cover which can identified from satellite images. There are currently two versions in circulation depicting New Zealand’s land cover in 1996-97 and 2001-02. A third version is proposed which will use the mapping output from the Ministry for the Environment’s Land Use and Carbon Analysis System (LUCAS) programme as a base. This mapping is based on satellite data over the summer of 2007-08.

We need your input to scope the new version of the LCDB and make it relevant for today’s needs. The workshop will be of interest to policy makers, land managers, researchers and analysts – anyone with an interest or a stake in land cover information.

Thursday 19th Feb –Christchurch - Environment Canterbury
Friday 20th Feb – Dunedin - Otago Regional Council
Wednesday 25th Feb – Palmerston North - Landcare Research
Thursday 26th Feb – Hamilton - Waikato University and Access Grid

Please register your interest to attend with Maria Alano, maria.alano@mfe.govt.nz or phone 04 439 7735.
Please make sure you indicate which workshop you intend attending. Please direct any further enquires to Karl Majorhazi, karl.majorhazi@mfe.govt.nz or phone 04 439 7455