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Terralink International

Terralink International is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Terralink International rather than just read about it. In short: Terralink International was a New Zealand owned and operated provider of geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping solutions. In 2014 it was bought by Property IQ — 60% owned by the US-based CoreLogic corporation — and the two were merged and renamed CoreLogic NZ Limited.

Key takeaways

Terralink International belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Terralink International to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Terralink International from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Terralink International was a New Zealand owned and operated provider of geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping solutions. In 2014 it was bought by Property IQ — 60% owned by the US-based CoreLogic corporation — and the two were merged and renamed CoreLogic NZ Limited.

Overview Terralink International specialised in delivering mapping, property information and imagery, as well as geographical and spatial information. Terralink also produced and updated many of New Zealand's official topographic, city and scientific maps. Other geospatial related services and solutions provided by Terralink International included:

GIS/Spatial data maintenance, production and analysis Photogrammetry Cartography Imagery acquisition, provision and hosting Data replication and integration GIS infrastructure development Addressing Services/Matching Geocoding Online hosting Web and software development Customer Support Services Data analytics

History A former Government-owned enterprise with a history extending back over 100 years, Terralink International maintained and managed New Zealand’s largest and most comprehensive land and property information database. Terralink NZ Limited was privatised in May 2001 when it was purchased by a consortium of investors to form Terralink International Limited. This occurred following a receivership in January 2001, after which its ownership was 80% Animation Research Holdings Ltd, a New Zealand company specialising in 3D animation, and 20% Spatial Holdings Ltd. Terralink International was 100% New Zealand owned and operated. In 2014 it was bought by and merged with Property IQ, and has now become CoreLogic NZ Limited; 60% owned by the US-based CoreLogic corporation.

Location Terralink International's head office and core production facility was situated in Wellington with a satellite office in Auckland. Around 75 staff were employed by Terralink International.

References

External links Terralink International's corporate website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Terralink International

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Terralink International claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Terralink International before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Terralink International ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Terralink International

In research: Terralink International appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Terralink International in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Terralink International is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Geographic information systems, Information technology companies of New Zealand, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Terralink International outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Terralink International in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Terralink International means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Terralink International out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Terralink International in simple terms?

Why does Terralink International matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Terralink International?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Terralink International.