NZL GNS 1:250K faults (2nd edition)

This dataset has been superseded by a new edition (3rd edition, 2020) available here: https://data.gns.cri.nz/metadata/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/5F6780CB-4135-4204-A2C8-50DD74B0466F. This 2nd edition has been kept as a historical archive and is available on request..

This dataset is the faults data for New Zealand. The dataset is a product of the QMAP Geological Map of New Zealand Project and was produced by GNS Science. At the time of publication it represented the most current mapping of the faults of New Zealand in a single dataset at a scale of 1:250 000. The dataset aligns with features included in the 1:250 000 Active Faults Database as at June 2017. The dataset is stored in an ESRI vector geodatabase and exported to ArcGIS Server. The dataset comprises arcs with each arc having attributes describing the type of fault and sense and age of movement. The data structure complies with the GeoSciML 4.1 standard for ShearDisplacementStructureView and uses the relevant CGI Controlled Vocabularies. The mapping frame is defined as 'surface geology'.

The data should not be used at scales beyond that for which it was prepared. The spatial accuracy is estimated to be no better than +/- 250 m.