ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Spatial Representation Info
Vector Spatial Representation
Topology Level Code
geometryOnly
Geometric Object Type Code
composite
Integer
53596
Reference System Info
Reference System
Reference System Identifier
Identifier
Code
2193
Code Space
EPSG
Version
8.6.2
Identification Info
Data Identification
Citation
Citation
Title
MBHG2020_V1_00_HD
Date
Presentation Form
Presentation Form Code
mapDigital
Abstract
This dataset is the definitive set of meshblock boundaries concorded to higher geographies for 2020. This version contains 53,596 meshblocks, including 16 with empty or null geometries (non-digitised meshblocks). This Meshblock Higher Geographies 2020 file is a correspondence, or concordance, which relates meshblocks to larger geographic areas or 'higher geographies'. This high definition (HD) version is the most detailed geometry, suitable for use in GIS for geometric analysis operations and for the computation of areas, centroids and other metrics. The HD version is aligned to the LINZ cadastre.The higher geographies contained in this concordance are: community board (CB2020), constituency (CON2020), Māori constituency (MCON2020), Māori ward (MWARD2020), regional council (REGC2020), statistical area 1 (SA12020), statistical area 2 (SA22020), territorial authority local board (TALB2020), territorial authority (TA2020), subdivision (TASUB2020), urban rural (UR2020), urban rural indicator (IUR2020), and ward (WARD2020).The following geographies were first introduced in 2018: statistical area 1 (SA1), statistical area 2 (SA2), urban rural (UR), and urban rural indicator (IUR) as part of the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018(SSGA18) which replaced the 1992 New Zealand Standard Areas Classification (NZSAC92). Higher geography names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons, as applicable. Column names for those without macrons are suffixed ‘ascii’.For further information on individual higher geographies, refer to their metadata.Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.
Purpose
This dataset is the definitive version of the annually released meshblock boundaries concorded to higher geographies as at 1 January 2020. This version contains 53,596 meshblocks.
Credit
Stats NZ
Point Of Contact
Responsible Party
Individual Name
Geospatial Team
Organisation Name
Stats NZ
Contact Info
Contact
Phone
Telephone
Voice
0508 525 525
Address
Address
Electronic Mail Address
geography@stats.govt.nz
Online Resource
Online Resource
Linkage
URL
https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/
Role
Role Code
owner
Descriptive Keywords
Keywords
Keyword
Downloadable Data
Descriptive Keywords
Keywords
Keyword
mb
Keyword
meshblock
Keyword
MB
Keyword
Meshblock
Keyword
Statistics New Zealand
Keyword
Stats NZ
Keyword
Statistics NZ
Keyword
higher geography
Keyword
Higher Geography
Keyword
Higher Definition
Keyword
mbhg
Keyword
MBHG
Resource Constraints
Constraints
Use Limitation
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Spatial Representation Type Code
vector
Language
Language Code
eng
Character Set
Character Set Code
utf8
Topic Category Code
boundaries
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959
The digital meshblock boundaries are stored and maintained by Stats NZ. Non-alignment of meshblock and cadastral boundaries are one of a number of reasons for meshblock boundary adjustments. Other reasons include requests from local authorities, Local Government Commission, Electoral Representation Commission and to make census enumeration processes easier. From the generalised meshblock pattern, higher geographies are dissolved using the dissolve tool in the Arc GIS suite to create multiple output datasets.
