GIS Education System Planned for NZ

Report: The Ministry of Education in NZ is after a GIS system to help it analyze school and student data.

The supplied system should include software, data and geocoding components. The Ministry will use it to help track migration patterns of students over time through the use of geocoded information and student identification numbers.

It also wants to develop internal maps for displaying a variety of information on schools, such as performance, truancy or demographics. The deadline for replies is Monday, March 15.