RELEASE NOTES OVERVIEW October 2017
1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 WHAT’S NEW IN OCTOBER 2017 RELEASE 6
FEATURES AND CHANGES IN OCTOBER 2017 6 WHAT WAS NEW IN APRIL 2017 RELEASE 8 WHAT WAS NEW IN OCTOBER 2016 RELEASE 10 WHAT WAS NEW IN APRIL 2016 RELEASE 13 WHAT WAS NEW IN OCTOBER 2015 RELEASE 16 WHAT WAS NEW IN APRIL 2015 RELEASE 19 APPENDIX 1 – LANDMARK AND POI CATEGORIES 22 APPENDIX 2 - NATIONALMAP MODULES AND OTHER DATA 25
COMMERCIAL POINTS OF INTEREST 25 ROUTING MODULE 25 CADASTRE MODULES 26 MORTGAGES MODULE 26 VISUALCENSUS13 27 PROPOSED ROADS 28
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing NationalMap, the most detailed, accurate and complete mapping solution for New Zealand organisations. NationalMap is engineered with context, analysis and business integration in mind, making it the essential solution for all of your mapping and location-based applications. The NationalMap dataset allows your data to be displayed and analysed in context with the surrounding geography. NationalMap provides street-level mapping with unparalleled display quality and data accuracy. It is widely recognised as the most comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date New Zealand map data and is trusted by many global and local companies where accuracy, especially for road information, is critical to their business. Including our up-to-date proprietary road network and a gazetteer of place names and landmarks, NationalMap is a comprehensive digital map solution. Also included is a useful range of boundaries for local and regional government administration, such as communities of interest, postcode boundaries and statistical areas, and many other topographic data layers. Specialist add-on modules are also available including: • Cadastral land parcel information provisioned through the LINZ Data Service (LDS) • Routing application to enable journey planning and route analysis to assist in fleet management among other applications • Elevation information including contour data and digital elevation models. NationalMap is completely scalable in its deployment, allowing the purchasing of whole, contiguous, or discrete areas ranging from the whole country, to North and South Islands; regional councils, to territorial authorities. NationalMap is also directly compatible with a number of other data products. This eliminates the need for user integration and configuration, providing seamless overlays and ease of use through common datasets.
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NationalMap is continuously reviewed and improved by our dedicated team of data analysts. They use various sources to improve and validate the data that is supplied to you.
The following section describes the changes and improvements we have made to NationalMap since the previous release.
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WHAT’S NEW in October 2017 release Features and Changes in October 2017 Ongoing maintenance has seen a number of revisions to the data which goes into NationalMap. These include the addition of newly opened roads, ongoing positional accuracy improvements, and a review of contextual and POI (points of interest) data. Roads As part of our ongoing maintenance, we are continuously reviewing our road network in conjunction with district and city councils, the NZTA, RAMM1 Software Ltd, and LINZ. This has resulted in considerable improvements in both road alignment and attribution. The following table provides a high-level overview of changes made in the last six months:
Change or From Apr 17 From Oct 16 From Apr 16 alteration to Oct 17 to Apr 17 to Oct 16
Number of new roads 808 705 1312 Number of roads with 209 166 110 road name alterations Number of roads with 563 506 800 speed limit alterations Number of roads with positional accuracy 13495 23371 37950 improvements From the previous NationalMap supply, we have carried out a number of reviews, most notably: Review of Variable Speed Limits Significant roads made live in this release include: • Haywards Interchange The completion of our positional accuracy improvement review project. All roads in New Zealand are now aligned to within 2 metres of real world position: • Improved Junction geometry • Improved Real world alignment • Improved Network Connectivity • Improved Network routing attribution (one way roads and turn restrictions)
1 Road Assessment and Maintenance Management
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Points of Interest A review of the following landmark categories has been conducted: • Retail Areas – along with the retail area and shopping centre polygons • Education Service Stations are no longer being supplied with NationalMap base as these have been moved to the new Commercial POIs dataset see APPENDIX 2 - NATIONALMAP MODULES AND OTHER DATA for more details. If you are interested in obtaining the Commercial POI data, or finding more about them, please contact the NationalMap sales team on [email protected] Built up areas and coastline A review of built up areas was conducted, with particular attention on their alignment with the coastline. This has resulted in minor changes to the Sea Outline and Sea Detail layers. Traffic Lights A review of the Traffic lights RouteFinder layer was conducted for Auckland Hospitals A review of the Hospitals layer was conducted to ensure that every entry in the Hospital Sites layer has a main entrance and, where appropriate, an Accident and Emergency entrance.
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WHAT was new in April 2017 release Roads The following table provides a high-level overview of changes made in the last six months:
Change or From Oct 16 From Apr 16 From Oct 15 alteration to Apr 17 to Oct 16 to Apr 16
Number of new roads 705 1312 1532 Number of roads with 166 110 240 road name alterations Number of roads with 506 800 450 speed limit alterations Number of roads with positional accuracy 23371 37950 22523 improvements From the previous NationalMap supply, we have carried out a number of reviews, most notably: Significant roads made live in this release include: • Kapiti Expressway north of Wellington • Waterview Connection in Auckland A continuation of our positional accuracy improvement review project. To now cover arterial roads for the entire country and all roads for the 53 following local authority areas: Auckland, Thames- Coromandel, Hauraki, Waikato, Matamata-Piako, Hamilton, Waipa, Otorohanga, South Waikato, Taupo, Western Bay of Plenty, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Kawerau, Opotiki, Napier, New Plymouth, Stratford, South Taranaki, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Manawatu, Palmerston North, Horowhenua, Kapiti Coast, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Masterton, Carterton, South Wairarapa, Nelson, Marlborough, Kaikoura, Buller, Grey, Westland, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Christchurch, Selwyn, Ashburton, Timaru, Mackenzie, Waimate, Waitaki, Central Otago, Dunedin, Clutha, Gore, and Invercargill. This review includes: • Improved Junction geometry • Improved Real world alignment (aligned to within 2 metres of real world position) • Improved Network Connectivity • Improved Network routing attribution (one way roads and turn restrictions) This review is due for completion of the whole country by July . In the light of the Kaikoura Earthquakes in November 2016, an 11km section of State Highway One north of Kaikoura Township is closed for repairs, and is expected to re-open on 14th November 2017. In
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NationalMap this section of highway has been disconnected from the rest of the network so that in routing applications it will be ignored.
Motorway Junctions A review of motorway junctions has seen an additional 26 junctions added. Christchurch A review of roads & walkways in the Christchurch CBD area in line with advice from the Christchurch City Rebuild. The Earthquake “Red zoned” areas are now included in the Parks’ table A review of the parks and reserves around the Christchurch Port Hills area, due to the recent fire events there. Retail Areas and Shopping Areas A review of the Retail Areas was completed to check the validity of existing areas and add new areas that met the requirements. A complete review of the Shopping Centres was completed. This refined the requirements for capturing shopping centres and also updated the data with the latest shopping centres at the time.
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WHAT was new in October 2016 release Roads From the previous NationalMap supply, we have carried out a number of reviews, most notably: • A continuation of our positional accuracy improvement review project*. To now cover arterial roads for the entire country and all roads for the following local authority areas: Auckland, Tauranga, Western Bay of Plenty, Hamilton, Napier, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Kapiti, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Waitaki, and Dunedin. This review includes: • Improved Junction geometry • Improved Real world alignment • Improved Network Connectivity • Improved Network routing attribution (one way roads and turn restrictions) *It is planned to continue this review to the entire country over the next year targeting high density population areas and tourist areas first.
Change or From Apr 16 From Oct 15 From Apr 15 alteration to Oct 16 to Apr 16 to Oct 15
Number of new roads 1312 1532 719 Number of roads with 110 240 175 road name alterations Number of roads with 800 450 2350* speed limit alterations Number of roads with positional accuracy 37950 22523 13750 improvements Figure 1 Comparison of changes for the past three NationalMap deliveries
* This number is high because of a specific project to review all speeds Built Up Areas A review of the Built Up Areas table has seen an additional 33 areas added and 158 existing areas expanded. These changes reflect the urban expansion in the past couple of years since this table was last reviewed.
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Figure 2 Built Up Areas Review
Road hierarchy review in Auckland Due to the rapid expansion in Auckland it was decided to fast track the planned national hierarchy review for the Auckland Council area. The primary source for this review was the NZTA’s and Auckland Council’s One Road Network Classification (ONRC). It is planned to roll out this review across the country in time for the next major NationalMap release in April 2017. Fords Fords, which were released in the April 2016 NM Routing add-on are now available as a separate table in base product. Places In addition to normal maintenance the following categories of places and points of interest have been completely reviewed: • School, Preschool, and Education • Retail Area POIs (in conjunction with retail areas review) Access ways A complete review of pedestrian access ways was carried out which resulted in the addition of 6070 (or 66km) of new access ways being added. This will greatly improve pedestrian navigation applications.
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Figure 3 A new access way
Bridges Bridges, supplied with the NM Routing add-on, have been reviewed. This resulted in the addition of 614 bridges and the updating of 1059. Retail Areas In conjunction with a major player in the retail real estate industry, a complete evaluation and rationalisation of the retail theme has seen a whole review of the Shop (or Retail Areas increased by 250) and Shopping Centres (increased by 25), and Shop Buildings tables. Also, the Shops table has been removed due to the feasibility of maintaining such a fast changing theme.
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WHAT was new in April 2016 release Roads From the previous NationalMap supply, we have carried out a number of reviews, most notably: • A full review and positional accuracy improvement of all Primary and Collector roads (to an accuracy of +/- 2m) of the entire South Island and 75% of the North Island, including Auckland. This review includes: • Improved Junction geometry • Improved Real world alignment • Improved Network Connectivity • Improved Network routing attribution (one way roads and turn restrictions) • A review of Cycleways and Fords. See below for details.
Change or From Oct 15 From Apr 15 From Oct 14 alteration to Apr 16 to Oct 15 to Apr 15
Number of new roads 1532 719 628 Number of roads with 240 175 1510 road name alterations Number of roads with 450 2350* 1200 speed limit alterations Number of roads with positional accuracy 22523 13750 4600 improvements Figure 4 Comparison of changes for the past 3 NationalMap deliveries
* This number is high because of a specific project to review all speeds Cycleways A Review of Cycleways, in Auckland and Christchurch, using data from the territorial authorities’ RAMM databases and the latest aerial photography. This has resulted in a rich connected network of cycle only and shared cycle/pedestrian paths which provide seamless connectivity to the roading network
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Figure 5 Example of cycleways following the review
Fords Fords have now been incorporated into the NationalMap Routing add- on, with appropriate routing attributes. See the document “NationalMap Routing User Guide.pdf” in the Documentation folder on your install disk or download ZIP file.
Figure 6 Fords have now been added to improve routing
Ferries A review of Ferry Routes for all public passenger ferries was
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conducted
Figure 7 New ferry routes in Auckland
The result is 101 ferry routes run by 17 different companies representing a total travel time of 80 hours departing from 47 different terminals Places The following categories of places and points of interest have been completely reviewed: • School • Preschool • Education • Flora and Fauna • Parks and Reserves (including Park polygons) • Transport (Ferry Terminals in conjunction with ferry route review) New Symbol Files Please note that new symbol files have been added to better display Points of Interest, see the Error! Reference source not found. chapter on page Error! Bookmark not defined. below for installation details.
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WHAT was new in October 2015 release MapInfo Workspace update. Two new MapInfo workspaces are included with this release, NationalMapGrey12.5.wor and NationalMapLight12.5.wor These workspaces have been optimised for use with the most recent versions of MapInfo and utilise functionality not previously available, the result being a far clearer picture with better rendering of NationalMap base data. They provide a very easy-to-use quick start with which to put your own data over top.
Esri SHP file compliant column names. There limitation in DBASE file format does not allow for long column names, that is greater than 10 characters. Users will note that all long column names have been updated to meaningful names from the previous default values.
Original Default SHP file New SHP file attribute attribute name attribute
University_ID Universit00 Uni_ID
University_Name Universit01 Uni_Name Campus_Name Campus_Nam CampusName Table 1: examples of SHP file attributes
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Speed limit and average speed review for Routefinder product. A complete review has been conducted of speed limits. This review has reviewed all available source data as gazetted by the New Zealand Transport Agency, and as advised in local authority bylaws. In addition a review has been conducted on the average (or routing) speed, with the addition of two additional classes
Usually equates to AV_SPEED Nominal speed speed limit of
A 80 km/hr 85 - 100 B 60 km/hr 65 - 84 C 35 km/hr 45 - 64
D 20 km/hr 25 - 44 E 10 km/hr < 24 Table 2: AVG_SPEED values
Features and Changes Roads From the previous NationalMap supply, we have carried out a number of reviews, most notably: • A full review and positional accuracy improvements to all roads (to an accuracy of +/- 2m) within New Plymouth Region • A full review and positional accuracy improvements of all State Highways (to an accuracy of +/- 2m) within the Auckland Region • A full review and positional accuracy improvements of all State Highways and all roads classified as Principle and Connector (to an accuracy of +/- 2m) within the Wellington Region • A full review and positional accuracy improvements to all roads (to an accuracy of +/- 2m) within the Auckland CBD
From Apr 15 From Oct 14 From Apr 14 Change or alteration to Oct 15 to Apr 15 to Oct 14
Number of new roads 719 628 617 Number of roads with 175 1510 1630 road name alterations Number of roads with 2350 1200 2050 speed limit alterations
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Number of roads with positional accuracy 13750 4600 3100 improvements Table 3: Comparison of changes for the past 2 NationalMap deliveries
Figure 8 Positional accuracy improvement, the image above is before improvements and the image below is after
Places The following categories of places and points of interest have been completely reviewed: Railway Station, Hospital, Medical, Rest Home, Rest Home/Hospital, Sports and Fitness. While School, Preschool, and Education have an ongoing review process.
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WHAT was new in April 2015 release One of the more significant changes in this release is the decision to include metadata to ANZLIC2 standard, providing a standardised definition and pedigree to Critchlow NationalMap Base & Topo and Cadastral data. Metadata is delivered as an xml file, accompanying the supplied MapInfo TAB or MID/MIF files, or the ESRI SHP or geodatabase files. Features and Changes The team at NationalMap continuously reviews our data and this section highlights specific areas of note. Roads As part of our ongoing maintenance, we have conducted a complete review of the road centreline network, in conjunction with RAMM Software Ltd. This process has resulted in considerable improvements in both road alignment and attribution. From the previous NationalMap supplied in October 2014, we have added 491 new roads and 127 new walkways. Other significant changes include 1510 roads with road name alterations/corrections, 1200 roads with speed limit alterations/correction and 4600 roads where the alignment was altered. Table 1 below compares changes for the past two deliveries of NationalMap.
From April From October 2014 2014 to October to April 2015 2014
Number of new roads 491 500
Number of new walkways 127 117 # roads with road name 1510 1630 alterations # roads with speed limit 1200 2050 alterations
# roads where alignment was 4600 3100 altered3 Table 4: Comparison of changes for the past 2 NationalMap deliveries The distribution of these changes across the country can be seen in Figure 9 below.
2 AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005 3 See Figure 10 for example of alignment changes
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Figure 9: Changes to roads by region
Figure 10: Example of improved alignments4
4 In selected areas only
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Point Addresses The number of LINZ address points has significantly increased, due to a filling out of unit numbers and flat letters resulting in a more realistic picture of addresses. This is illustrated in the figure below where the red shows this supply against the previous supply, shown in black.
Figure 11: Point addresses in NationalMap
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APPENDIX 1 – LANDMARK AND POI CATEGORIES
Category Descriptions
Airport Airport, aerodrome, airstrip Museums, galleries, art centres, craft centres, Arts and Culture music Carpark Carpark areas as points Shops, business (e.g. vets, post office), Commercial commercial activities – anything focused towards the general public Facilities used predominantly for conferencing Conference/Events and events. Might also house sporting facilities, but sports is not the predominant use Service or facility provided by a local or regional Council Services council. Some types of facility are excluded; see notes for details Defence Armed forces facilities University, Polytech, Training Centre, any Education tertiary or educational facility that is not a School or Preschool Emergency Services Fire, Police, Ambulance Areas for conservation of wildlife or environment; Zoos, aviaries, and other animal Flora and Fauna reserves; Named areas within other named parks, e.g. rose gardens, Chinese gardens Geographical Feature Local land features and places Central Government facilities (ministries, Government departments, authorities, etc.) Heritage Marae, Pa, Burial Grounds Historical Historical places & buildings Public and private hospital (Not hospitals Hospital attached to rest homes) Hotel/accommodation, includes hotels, motels, Hotel/ Accommodation campgrounds, farm stays, B&B’s Manufacturing, factory, focused on wholesale Industrial customers
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Club or society, run by members, and for Interest Groups members, usually for conducting a recreational activity Marinas, includes defined harbours, basins, etc. Marina that are modified for recreational yachting and boating Medical Heath centre, hospice, dentist, Plunket Memorial Local and war memorials Non-profit organisations or charities with a focus Non Profit/Charity on providing services to the community Park/Reserve Parks and reserves Preschool Preschool education and childcare services Public Institution Prisons and detention centres Railway Station Railway stations for passenger transport
Facility primarily of a religious nature or Religious promoting religion; any religion or denomination.
Rest Home Rest home, retirement village, etc. Rest home and attached hospital (primarily Rest Home/Hospital resident care only) School Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary schools Scientific Scientific and research facilities Shopping Area/Mall Local shopping areas, CBD shopping and malls Anything with a sporting or fitness theme, Sports and Fitness includes stadiums, clubs, facilities, swimming pools, gyms,
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Theatre Live and film theatre Facilities primarily for tourists. includes visitor Tourism centres, attractions, theme parks, gondolas, bungee, jet boats, etc. Transport Bus, ferry, taxi.
24 APPENDIX 2 - NATIONALMAP MODULES AND OTHER DATA Commercial Points of Interest (Quarterly updates – available via NationalMap Data Service only) The Commercial Points of Interest (POIs) is a new data layer that provides a searchable catalogue of commercially significant points of interest. The layer contains the following categories of points: • Automotive: Includes automotive stores such as Tyre Centres, Vehicle Testing Stations and Rental Car Services • Cinema: Includes both Cinemas and Theatres • Financial Services: Includes Banks owned by different companies • Postal Services: Locations of Post Offices and other facilities that provide postal services • Quick Service Restaurants: Includes the major fast food chains of McDonald's, KFC, Burger King and Pizza Hut • Retail: Includes a variety of well-known stores such as The Warehouse, Briscoes and Bunnings • Retail Areas: Contains Shopping Centres and large groups of retail stores • Service Stations: Locations of Service Stations, including Truck Stops • Supermarkets: Locations of Supermarkets • Telecommunications: Contains stores for both Vodafone and 2degrees Mobile Routing Module (Quarterly updates) For the estimation of journey times, fleet management, optimal routing and delivery efficiency, NationalMap offers a routing module to NationalMap enabling you to streamline your logistics operations: • Plan optimal routes • Estimate total journey time along any route • Visualise routing around one-way systems • Easy calculations to see if drivers have been speeding or exceeding compulsory drive/rest regulations • Divert around impassable obstructions (e.g. bridge weights, widths or heights) • Know where turn restrictions exist which restrict traffic movements • Traffic light locations for users to add weighted times to journeys • Experience added value with the legal speed limit information according to the bylaws for the entire country accurately mapped to the road centreline • Combine with your own data for more powerful analysis
25 • Or work with Critchlow to provide a tailor-made routing solution for your company. Note: Other toolsets outside the standard MapInfo Professional set may be required. Please consult your Business Development Manager for more information. Cadastre Modules (Monthly/Quarterly/Six monthly updates) Interested in analysing land use, property ownership, alteration to legal parcel boundaries or improved representation of rates information? NationalMap has the right type of cadastral product to suit your needs. Available in three levels of detail, Critchlow makes cadastral land information easy-to-use and accessible. You get the right level of information and only pay for what you need. Cadastre Comprehensive (primarily for Local Government) Advanced level option allowing for the complete analysis of information held in the Landonline submission system including property boundaries, easements, addresses, ownership details, legal road corridors, hydro parcels, private and public rights of way. Cadastre Owner Intermediate level option for the display and analysis of land parcels, address points, and owner information which can be tied back to the mortgages data and census products. Cadastre View Basic entry level options for the display and analysis of land parcels and address points. Mortgages Module (Quarterly updates) Essential for mortgage brokers, financial organisations and other property professionals requiring access to mortgage details of properties for customer profiling and targeted marketing activities. Up-to-date access to mortgage information for properties in New Zealand. View mortgage and encumbrancee (name of financial institution) information for a property. Target your marketing: • Calculate market shares between financial institutions • Calculate the number of properties in any given area that have a mortgage and who they are lodged with • See when mortgages are being lodged and when they are dropping off; areas of increased borrowing • When combined with VisualCensus, use Statistics NZ
26 information to perform advanced demographics analysis • Add in your own data and analysis to provide that extra level of depth. VisualCensus13 (Updated five yearly) Displaying 15 years of Statistics New Zealand Census data as a series of intuitive and interactive pictures, you can reveal subtle patterns and trends in New Zealand's human geography that are difficult (or near impossible) to detect from general analysis. VisualCensus13 can be further enhanced with the integration of your business data, e.g. your geocoded customer database. VisualCensus13 is a powerful dataset with a wide application for organisations in both the public and private s ec tors : • Public Sector • Planning and zoning tool • Policy development aid • Research tool (also valid for private sector research) • Commercial Sector • Franchise/outlet positioning • Presentation aid • Sales territory planning • Targeted communications • Market analysis and identification • Customer segmentation: demographic profiling.
27 Proposed Roads NationalMap maintains an additional dataset of roads that are not yet constructed or are under construction but not yet open.
Figure 12 Proposed roads are released as an option for NationalMap
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