This layer provides cadastral Survey Capture Areas (SCA). In conjunction with the implementation of Landonline in each region, LINZ undertook a project to "back-capture" existing parcel boundaries in the main centres of population and land development. It was intended to "back-capture" approximately 70 percent of existing parcels, which equates to about 20 percent of the land area of New Zealand. The data capture known as "Populate Electronic Parcel" (PEP) was undertaken under contract by EDS. The areas to be captured known as "Survey Capture Areas" (SCA) were defined in consultation with local LINZ staff, survey practitioners and Local Authorities. Within the defined SCAs, the dimensions for surveyed right-lined boundaries of current parcels were captured from existing survey plans. In addition, sufficient traverses, boundary ties, and connections to the geodetic control were captured or surveyed to ensure adequate network geometry and strengthen areas where the boundary dimensions are unreliable. This survey network was adjusted to generate modern survey coordinates for all relevant nodes. Where the resulting boundaries comply with the accuracy requirements of the 1998 Survey Regulations, then the adjusted co-ordinates were declared to have SDC (Survey-accurate Digital Cadastre) status. For more information see [here](http://www.linz.govt.nz/survey-titles/landonline-data/landonline-bde/related-datasets/dcdb-datasets/survey-conversion)

The Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset provides suburbs (urban areas) or localities (rural areas) for all New Zealand. The data also includes in-use geographical names and alias names. The complete dataset is comprised of this spatial dataset, as well as three aspatial auxiliary tables. NZ Localities are used by Fire and Emergency NZ for locating and responding to emergencies within New Zealand. Coverage includes the New Zealand mainland, Stewart Island/Rakiura and offshore islands, as well as lakes and inland islands. This dataset is maintained by Fire and Emergency New Zealand and has been made available via the LINZ Data Service as part of LINZ’s key datasets for resilience and climate change programme. For detailed metadata about this dataset, see the attached Fire and Emergency NZ Localities Data Dictionary below. **Licensing** The Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). However, an additional request has been made to users of this dataset. Important: This dataset is used by Fire and Emergency New Zealand in the delivery of emergency services and helps in confirming where to send emergency services. As such, the factual accuracy of this data is very important. Fire and Emergency New Zealand therefore requests that you do not: - alter the data in any way that changes its factual accuracy. For example, do not change suburb boundaries and/or naming conventions; and - knowingly make any misrepresentations or misstatements about the data or Fire and Emergency New Zealand; and - knowingly do anything that adversely reflects on the data, or the reputation of Fire and Emergency New Zealand. **Official names** The Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset currently contains many names that are not the official names for those features, suburbs or localities. The New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008, [Section 32](http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2008/0030/30.0/DLM1065412.html) requires all official documents to identify names which are not the official place names as recorded in the [New Zealand Gazetteer](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/). Please refer to the New Zealand Gazetteer for information on which names are official in this dataset. --- **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](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104830-fire-and-emergency-nz-localities/webservices/) [ArcGIS Online map services](https://linz.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f9e7b50a90bc4cbf9c4ad6969af71edb)

The NZ 50k Tile Index dataset provides a 1:50,000 scale base index for larger scale indexes used for aerial imagery and LiDAR datasets. This index is different from [Topo50 Map Sheets]( https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/50295) in that there are no overlapping index polygons in this dataset. This index also expands further into the sea to support future mapping in coastal areas and encompasses all offshore locations up to 50m in depth. The dataset includes a map sheet code consistent with those from Topo50 Map Sheets, and an attribute for each tile to show whether there is a corresponding Topo50 map sheet with matching location coverage. Related tile indexes: - [NZ 1:10k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104690) - [NZ 1:5k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104691) - [NZ 1:2k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/106966) - [NZ 1:1k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104692) - [NZ 1:500m Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/106965)

The NZ Localities: Locality Alias table is part of the [Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104830). The Locality Alias table includes alternative/alias/adjacent Locality polygons for Localities. This includes all Locality types including: Localities, Suburbs, Park Reserve, Lakes, Coastal and Inland Bays, and Islands. The Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset is used by Fire and Emergency New Zealand for locating and responding to emergencies within New Zealand. Coverage includes the New Zealand mainland, Stewart Island/Rakiura and offshore islands, as well as lakes and inland islands. It is maintained by Fire and Emergency New Zealand and has been made available via the LINZ Data Service as part of LINZ’s key datasets for resilience and climate change programme. For detailed metadata about this dataset, see the [Fire and Emergency NZ Localities Data Dictionary](https://data.linz.govt.nz/document/22739).

The NZ 1:10k Tile Index dataset provides a 1:10,000 scale index for aerial imagery and LiDAR datasets. This tile index is part of a collection of indexes which are referenced to the [NZ 1:50k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104687) dataset. Like the NZ 1:50k Tile Index, these larger scale indexes support mapping of NZ mainland and coastal areas up to 50m in depth. The dataset includes the following attributes: **index_tile_id**: Unique identifier for the NZ 1:10k Tile Index table. **sheet_code_id**: The corresponding sheet code of the NZ 1:50k Tile Index. **scale**: The map scale of the index tiles. **tile**: The combination of the row and column numbers of the index tiles. Related tile indexes: - [NZ 1:50k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104687) - [NZ 1:5k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104691) - [NZ 1:2k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/106966) - [NZ 1:1k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104692) - [NZ 1:500m Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/106965)

The NZ Localities: City Alias table is part of the [Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104830). The City Alias table includes alternative/alias/adjacent polygons (cities) names for cities. The Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset is used by Fire and Emergency New Zealand for locating and responding to emergencies within New Zealand. Coverage includes the New Zealand mainland, Stewart Island/Rakiura and offshore islands, as well as lakes and inland islands. It is maintained by Fire and Emergency New Zealand and has been made available via the LINZ Data Service as part of LINZ’s key datasets for resilience and climate change programme. For detailed metadata about this dataset, see the [Fire and Emergency NZ Localities Data Dictionary](https://data.linz.govt.nz/document/22739).

The NZ Localities: Major Locality Alias table is part of the [Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104830). The Major Locality Alias table includes alternative/alias/adjacent polygons names for Major Localities The Fire and Emergency NZ Localities dataset is used by Fire and Emergency New Zealand for locating and responding to emergencies within New Zealand. Coverage includes the New Zealand mainland, Stewart Island/Rakiura and offshore islands, as well as lakes and inland islands. It is maintained by Fire and Emergency New Zealand and has been made available via the LINZ Data Service as part of LINZ’s key datasets for resilience and climate change programme. For detailed metadata about this dataset, see the [Fire and Emergency NZ Localities Data Dictionary](https://data.linz.govt.nz/document/22739).

The NZ 1:2k Tile Index dataset provides a 1:2,000 scale index for aerial imagery and LiDAR datasets. This 1:2k tile index is part of a collection of indexes which are referenced to the [NZ 1:50k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104687) dataset. Like the NZ 1:50k Tile Index, these larger scale indexes support mapping of NZ mainland and coastal areas up to 50m in depth. The dataset includes the following attributes: **index_tile_id**: Unique identifier for the NZ 1:2k Tile Index table. **sheet_code_id**: The corresponding sheet code of the NZ 1:50k Tile Index. **scale**: The map scale of the index tiles. **tile**: The combination of the row and column numbers of the index tiles. Related tile indexes: - [NZ 1:50k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104687) - [NZ 1:10k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104690) - [NZ 1:5k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104691) - [NZ 1:1k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104692) - [NZ 1:500 Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/106965)

The NZ 1:5k Tile Index dataset provides a 1:5,000 scale index for aerial imagery and LiDAR datasets. This 1:5k tile index is part of a collection of indexes which are referenced to the [NZ 1:50k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104687) dataset. Like the NZ 1:50k Tile Index, these larger scale indexes support mapping of NZ mainland and coastal areas up to 50m in depth. The dataset includes the following attributes: **index_tile_id**: Unique identifier for the NZ 1:5k Tile Index table. **sheet_code_id**: The corresponding sheet code of the NZ 1:50k Tile Index. **scale**: The map scale of the index tiles. **tile**: The combination of the row and column numbers of the index tiles. Related tile indexes: - [NZ 1:50k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104687) - [NZ 1:10k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104690) - [NZ 1:2k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/106966) - [NZ 1:1k Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104692) - [NZ 1:500m Tile Index](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/106965)

The NZ Suburbs and Localities (Pilot) dataset describes the spatial extent and name of communities in urban areas (suburbs) and rural areas (localities) to help locate people and properties.  It is based on the [NZ Localities](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104830-fire-and-emergency-nz-localities/) dataset which is maintained by Fire and Emergency NZ.   At this stage,  [NZ Localities](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/104830-fire-and-emergency-nz-localities/) continues to be maintained by Fire and Emergency NZ and published on the LINZ Data Service.  Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) will establish a new dataset to replace NZ Localities in 2023.  NZ Localities will continue to be available for a period of six months to allow for the transition to NZ Suburbs and Localities.  Updates to both datasets will be limited to priority changes required by the Fire and Emergency Communications Centre during this transition. While creating NZ Suburbs and Localities (Pilot), LINZ has taken the opportunity to restructure the data based on customer feedback.  Our intention is to make the suburbs and localities data easier to understand and use. The key changes introduced in NZ Suburbs and Localities (Pilot) are: All suburb and locality names are now held in a single field, to replace the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st order names New Zealand Geographic Board official place names have been adopted, including macrons.  Additional name field, to hold alternative common or in-use names Each name field has a corresponding ascii field to provide the names without macrons or other special characters Territorial Authority has been added Small lakes and tarns have been removed A simple version of the data has been created to removed the related tables. A complex version of the data has three related tables to provide a one to many relationship for Territorial Authority, Additional Names and Adjacent Names.  The complex version will be published once the data structure for the pilot has been confirmed Please refer to the [NZ Localities Data Migration Guidance](https://data.linz.govt.nz/document/24345-nz-suburbs-and-localities-migration-guidance/) for more information. --- **Your feedback** We welcome your feedback on NZ Suburbs and Localities (Pilot) Are the changes to the NZ Suburbs and Localities (Pilot) dataset useful? Have you identified any opportunities to improve NZ Suburbs and Localities (Pilot) ? Any other feedback? **Please provide feedback via this short [survey](https://landinformationnz.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bgEkNUkVhJBXrdc) by 29th October 2022.** --- **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](https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/110443-nz-suburbs-and-localities-pilot/) [ArcGIS Online map services](https://linz.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=78d8aa32ccba449fb02b3695a67a3365)