NZQA registered unit standard
27137 version 2
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Title
Explain Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning
Systems and their effects on Māori resource management
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to explain the
use of GIS and GPS and their applications in Māori resource
management; and explain and compare GIS and GPS in terms
of the effects on Māori resource management.
Classification
Whenua > Te Whakahaere Whenua
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 16346, Explain the Resource Management Act 1991 and
its provision for Māori.
Explanatory notes
1
Where local rohe are also occupied by a number of other iwi or hapū, the tangata
whenua or mana whenua view will take precedence. Other iwi or hapū views should
be encouraged in order to enrich and enhance understanding of key Māori concepts
and practices.
2
For assessment against this unit standard, descriptions and explanations can be
presented in a number of ways that may include but are not limited to – oral
presentations, visual presentations, written presentations, whakaari, waiata, haka.
3
Geographic information systems (GIS) involve the application of a process, or set of
processes, to raw spatial, numeric and textural information to produce information
useful for geographic decision making. These processes could involve any, or a
combination of, activities such as capture, management, manipulation, analysis,
modelling, and display of spatially referenced data.
4
The World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) is the datum that is used by the Global
Positioning System (GPS). Geodetic data define the size and shape of the earth and
the origin and orientation of the coordinate systems used to map the earth.
5
Explanations must show awareness of the need for the protection of sensitive cultural
information when utilizing GIS and GPS systems.
6
Web-based references may include but are not limited to –
www.niwa.co.nz
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NZQA registered unit standard
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www.mfe.govt.nz.
Please read the privacy rights section on some websites for guidance around
property rights to the information.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the use of GIS and GPS and their applications in Māori resource management.
Range
iwi boundaries, hapū boundaries, whānau boundaries, locations of significance
to whanau, hapū, iwi.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Use and applications of both systems is explained in terms of the management
of customary fishing areas.
Range
1.2
Use and application of both systems is explained in terms of the management
of mana whenua areas.
Range
1.3
may include but is not limited to – tohu whenua, he pa tuna, wāhi
tapu, tauranga ika, tauranga waka tuāhu, taiapure, mātaitai;
evidence of three is required.
may include but is not limited to – tohu whenua, rahui, wāhi tapu,
tauranga waka, tuāhu, mahinga kai;
evidence of three is required.
Use and applications of both systems are explained in terms of the significant
ethical considerations to be made when utilizing the systems.
Range
ethical considerations may include but are not limited to – privacy
issues, sensitivity of data, copyright and intellectual property
rights, silent files.
Outcome 2
Explain and compare GIS and GPS in terms of the effects on Māori resource
management.
Effects may include but are not limited to – social, cultural, economic and
environmental effects;
evidence of one positive and one negative effect is required.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Mapping and data leasing skills for both systems are explained and compared
in terms of the effects on Māori resource management.
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2.2
Referencing information for both systems is explained and compared in terms of
the effects on Māori resource management.
2.3
The analysis and interpretation of information from both systems is explained
and compared in terms of the effects on Māori resource management.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 16358.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 December 2010
31 December 2017
Review
2
19 November 2015
N/A
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Comments on this unit standard
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