https://github.com/linz/basemaps

NZ’s authoritative and open digital basemap service for LINZ and the public.
https://github.com/linz/basemaps

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NZ’s authoritative and open digital basemap service for LINZ and the public.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/linz/basemaps
• Owner: linz
• License: other
• Created: 2019-07-29T01:52:23.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-11T23:36:53.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-12T10:17:20.468Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: basemaps
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://basemaps.linz.govt.nz
• Size: 18.6 MB
• Stars: 86
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 16
• Open Issues: 17
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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README

        
# Basemaps

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A digital basemap provides a consistent background detail necessary to orient location and add to aesthetic appeal. Basemaps can be made up of streets, parcels, boundaries (country, regional, and city boundaries), shaded relief of a digital elevation model, waterways, hydrography, aerial and satellite imagery. Basemaps can be used as desktop, website or mobile phone application components, or as a 3rd party layers within a GIS or desktop mapping application.

## License

This system is licensed under the MIT License, except where otherwise specified. See the [LICENSE](https://github.com/linz/basemaps/blob/master/LICENSE) file for more details.

## Development

For background information about the basemaps service and its development see [Documentation](./docs/README.md)

## Building

For building and contributing guide see [Contributing](./CONTRIBUTING.md)

## Changes

For a history of basemaps changes see the [Changelog](./CHANGELOG.md)