Dear Members,
NZIS is seeking expressions of interest for a proposed national Water Boundaries,Tides, Datums and MHWS seminar series planned for March 2016. This event will be presented in conjunction with LINZ.
We are looking to provisionally book the seminar in the following locations over March 2016.
- Whangarei
- Auckland - North Shore
- Auckland - (Manukau)
- Tauranga
- Gisborne
- Napier
- Whanganui
- Wellington Central
- Nelson - Rai Valley
- Greymouth
- Christchurch
- Cromwell
- Invercargill
- Dunedin
When you register for the event it will only register your interest in attending (there will be no invoice raised at this point). Once we have received viable expressions of interest in the events we will progressing to confirming firm dates and venues.
Draft Seminar Content:
Tides, Datums, MHWS - Equilibrium tide model
- Problems with the equilibrium tide model
- Variations in tidal amplitudes
- Variations in tidal frequencies
- Measuring the tide
- Harmonic analysis
- Tide prediction
- Tide regimes in New Zealand
- Tidal levels
- Tide level determination considerations
- Published information
- Tidal datums for mariners/navigation charts
- Methods for establishing chart datum
- Tidal datums for land surveyors
- Methods for establishing MHWS
- Bench mark connections
Water Boundaries
- Marine and Coastal Area Act and guidelines overview
- Process overview of applications for property interests over coastal reclaimed land under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.