Announcing the release of our new Multimodal Routing Network
Mar 11, 2024 12:24:39 PM / by Andrew Smith
I’m very pleased to announce the release of NationalMap's latest routing product, the Multimodal Routing Network For ArcGIS.
Life in the fast lane: where can you find New Zealand’s fastest (and slowest) towns?
Nov 30, 2023 10:10:10 AM / by Andrew Smith
Flying high, or flying under the radar: How proximity to an airport can impact a town and its residents' well-being
Jul 26, 2023 8:39:34 AM / by Andrew Smith
Major international airports and the cities they serve are often intwined in our collective consciousness (think Heathrow and London, or JFK and New York). However, as anyone who has travelled on budget airlines in Europe can attest to, the distance between airports and the cities they purport to be serving can often be many, MANY miles.
The humble road traffic roundabout: A celebration for enthusiasts
Jun 28, 2023 1:03:18 PM / by Andrew Smith
Prior to the advent of the motor car most cities were probably by default organised in a way that allowed residents to meet most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk from their homes. However, the impact of things like motorways, traffic congestion and urban sprawl have meant that for many cities, the distance to essential amenities for its citizens has gradually increased over the years.
If all the roads in NZ were 100km, here’s what that 100km would look like…
Dec 14, 2022 10:32:40 AM / by Andrew Smith
Super-Site Me: Why are fast-food restaurants located where they are?
Nov 3, 2022 2:14:51 PM / by Andrew Smith
For the third blog in our series on the relationship between people and their proximity to amenities (for which we use one or more of our extensive points of interest POI data sets) we have focused on fast-food or “quick service restaurants”.
The twilight zone(s): Where are Kiwis retiring to spend their twilight years?
Sep 20, 2022 7:50:51 AM / by Andrew Smith
For the second blog in our series on the relationship between people and their proximity to amenities (for which we use one or more of our extensive points of interest POI data sets) we have focused on retirement villages and resthomes.