Partners

GeoInsight is a geospatial software consultancy offering customised mapping solutions to help companies identify patterns, make informed decisions, and communicate better for a sustainable future.

They were responsible for the project management and coordination of effort across all project work streams. Their key function in the project focused on geospatial data visualisation and communicating the complex science in an intuitive and user friendly manner.

GNS Science envisions a cleaner, safer, and more prosperous future for Aotearoa New Zealand by researching geological and Earth-system processes, increasing resilience to natural hazards and climate change, and driving sustainable economic growth in the energy sector.

Their role in the project was a significant one, providing the Landslide susceptibility modelling from their Rainfall Induced Landslide Model, deriving Hillslope and Catchment Management Units from available watershed data sources, calculating the Melton Ratios for debris flow probability and communicating the science and methods used to do this.

Indufor’s resource monitoring team is part of Indufor Group, a leading forest sector consulting firm that provides high-quality analysis to forest growers, investors, and government agencies. The monitoring team specialises in creating insights from remote sensing technologies to enhance management and investment decisions.

Indufor’s role in the project was to calculate forest stand ages and map the spatial extent of the forest stands across Te Tauihu (Top of the South Island), Te Matau-a-Māui (Hawkes Bay), and Tairāwhiti (Gisborne).

The University of Canterbury (UC) is the only university in New Zealand offering professional forestry degree programs, with researchers working on industry-driven and academic projects in Forestry Science and Forest Engineering, fostering strong relationships with local forest organisations.

Their role in the project was significant and provided key insight into forestry contexts, guidance around the analysis, literature review and assistance throughout the Landslide and Melton ratio modelling.