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Monday, September 08, 2008

New Zealand Possum GIS Pays Back Quickly

VectorNet, is a GIS to manage efforts to cull the possum population and thus control TB in wildlife. A few years and a few million dollars in the making, it took it won a Computerworld award for excellence in the use of IT.

Alison Barrett, the Animal Health Board’s business strategy and systems manager says it’s so effective, that the cost should be paid back within a few years.

Thanks to reader Duane for pointing out the previous geographically incorrect headline.

- New Zealand Herald

by Adena Schutzberg on 09/08 at 07:48 AM | Comments | Bookmark and Share

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