How community spatial data becomes part of the classification system
Wellbeing Groups use Aronnax in the field - online or offline. They map tracks, record observations, pin locations. Each submission carries a point, line, or polygon geometry plus structured form data. Offline submissions sync automatically when connectivity returns.
The WBG lead reviews submissions on the Aronnax dashboard. They can approve, reject, or request changes. Approved submissions can optionally push to ArcGIS Feature Services for GIS workflows.
A DR operator packages approved submissions into a validation bundle: GeoJSON layer, ANZLIC ISO 19115 metadata, data dictionary, provenance statement, fitness assessment, and coverage documentation.
The DR GIS Data Validation pipeline grades the submission across five dimensions: Metadata completeness, Provenance documentation, Geometry validity (NZGD2000), Coverage extent, and Currency (freshness). Each dimension produces a score.
A human reviewer examines the automated findings. They can certify (score >= 85), conditionally certify (minor findings), request clarification, or reject. This is gardening, not gatekeeping - every submission is a signal about how a community understands place.
Certified layers are imported into the Universal Tagging Ecology. Features become place tags with PostGIS geometry. The gazetteer starts matching these locations against incoming Nemo documents. Users can subscribe to these new place tags for notifications.
Can't find what you're looking for? Users can nominate new tags directly. Submit a name, optional category, optional map pin. An admin gardens the nomination - planting it in the tag tree, merging with an existing tag, or redirecting with an explanation. Every nomination is a signal. No nomination is silently rejected.
Tag activated, assigned a dimension/category/path, user notified
Linked to existing tag as synonym - both slugs resolve
Existing tag already covers this - explanation provided to user