At NationalMap, we pride ourselves on providing high-quality geospatial data, particularly when it comes to roading infrastructure. One of the key features of any roading dataset for navigation and routing purposes is how intersecting roads are managed.
Traffic control in New Zealand: Guided by the light, or going around in circles?
Mar 27, 2025 10:34:08 AM / by Andrew Smith
Late last year we commenced a project to add “convenience store” locations to our Points Of Interest (POI) database. As is often the way, new data points got me thinking about some other data points, like what’s the difference for consumers between a convenience store and a supermarket?
CHANGING GEAR: THE SCALE OF SPEED LIMIT CHANGES AND WHO IT IMPACTS THE MOST
Nov 11, 2024 3:38:01 PM / by Andrew Smith
Recently Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced that the “Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2024” would come into force on October 30, 2024.
Adventure tourism, hospitals and journey times: An analysis of access to hospital A + E units in New Zealand
Jul 22, 2024 10:52:21 AM / by Andrew Smith
New Zealand’s reputation as a premier adventure tourism destination is well-earned. With our breathtaking landscapes and a huge range of pulse-raising adventure activities to choose from, it’s no wonder the whole country is considered heaven for adrenaline junkies.
A couple of weeks ago, a Radio New Zealand report caught my attention. The report was on some work being done by GNS Sciences that focused on better understanding ice sheet melt processes.
A different New Zealand: Looking back 10 years in the rear-view mirror
May 28, 2024 12:09:49 PM / by Andrew Smith
A lot can change in 10 years.And, if we look back into the rearview mirror of our past, then we can see quite clearly that 2014 really was a different place and time, where things were done differently, for example, neither Zoom meetings or Netflix were even really a thing back then.
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