Mapping Experience

Your farm. Your data. Your plan.

Good Farm (TCC) and Collaborations are giving farmers free access to high-resolution mapping that shows how water, nutrients and sediment move across their land.

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What is the Good Farm Mapping Experience?

Using LiDAR data and proven science, the Good Farm Mapping Experience turns complex environmental data into clear, practical farm-scale insights. You can see flow paths, erosion-prone areas, wet zones, and opportunities for mitigation, all in one secure online platform. Plus you get mitigation options.

Your maps can be exported and shared with Overseer, advisers, or used directly in farm and catchment planning.

This is about helping you understand your land better and make confident, informed decisions, without the cost or complexity.

How did it come about?

This work has been developed in partnership with Collaborations, an environmental and water science consultancy specialising in spatial analysis and catchment-scale modelling.

Collaborations has taken nationally available LiDAR data, already paid for through public investment and led regionally by the Taranaki Regional Council, and applied peer-reviewed science to transform it into practical outputs that land managers can actually use.

What’s in it for me?

It gives you access to detailed maps of your farm, built using national LiDAR data and environmental science.
It shows how water moves across your land, where erosion and nutrient loss are most likely to occur, and where mitigations will actually work.
You can export your own Farm Plan, use them in farm planning, or share them with your adviser or Overseer.
It’s free. It’s science-led.
No cost. No guesswork. Just better information to support practical decisions.

How do I access it?

Step 1: Fill in this form to receive a unique login and password

Step 2: Access the tool

TCC and Good Farm would like to thank Tom Nation and his team at Collaborations, our technical partner on this amazing project. Spatial consultant Tom has 15 years of experience in all things GIS under his belt, and specialises in environmental spatial analysis. We would also like to thank MPI for funding this project through the Integrated Farm Planning Accelerator Fund.

Looking for something else?

Good Farm has collated a range of resources designed to cover all aspects of Integrated Farm Planning, while showcasing stories of farmers just like you who have taken their planning by the horns.

Mapping Experience

Your farm. Your data. Your plan.

Good Farm (TCC) and Collaborations are giving farmers free access to high-resolution mapping that shows how water, nutrients and sediment move across their land.

What is the Good Farm Mapping Experience?

How did it come about?

This work has been developed in partnership with Collaborations, an environmental and water science consultancy specialising in spatial analysis and catchment-scale modelling.

What’s in it for me?

It gives you access to detailed maps of your farm, built using national LiDAR data and environmental science.

It shows how water moves across your land, where erosion and nutrient loss are most likely to occur, and where mitigations will actually work.

You can export your own Farm Plan, use them in farm planning, or share them with your adviser or Overseer.

It’s free. It’s science-led.

No cost. No guesswork. Just better information to support practical decisions.

How do I access it?

Step 1: Fill in this form to receive a unique login and password

Step 2: Access the tool

Looking for something else?

Good Farm has collated a range of resources designed to cover all aspects of Integrated Farm Planning, while showcasing stories of farmers just like you who have taken their planning by the horns.

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