BOPLASS Ltd is a Council Controlled Organisation owned by the BOP Regional Council (Bay of Plenty Regional Council), Rotorua Lakes Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Kawerau District Council, Tauranga City Council, Opotiki District Council, Whakatane District Council, Taupo District Council and Gisborne District Council and has been established to promote shared services between local authorities in the Bay of Plenty/Gisborne Regions and elsewhere.

This contract applies to Aerial Photography purchased under contract on behalf of the following councils:

• •Rotorua Lakes Council
• Tauranga City Council
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council
• Western Bay of Plenty District Council

BOPLASS Ltd wishes to acquire digital aerial photography, Digital Terrain Model (DTM) data and vector data over selected areas of the region covered by its constituent councils. This data can be categorised as medium resolution (0.2m and 0.3m GSD) rural aerial photography and associated high resolution DTM’s.

Details of the evaluation will be confidential to the Principal and their evaluation will be based on the information supplied. The Principal’s decision shall be final. The Principal reserves the right to request clarification of information, if so required.

The primary purpose of the digital aerial photography is as a backdrop for GIS applications and as a guide for GIS spatial data capture. All orthophotography will be provided in New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 projection (NZTM2000). The datum is New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000).

The primary purpose of the Digital Terrain Model is for the generation of contours and 3D analysis. Data will be referenced to New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 (NZVD2016).