Monthly Archives: November 2019

The Auckland Harbour Bridge Approaches are at Full Capacity

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

Headlines in newspapers are saying that the business case for building a second harbour crossing in Auckland have been delayed. The implication is that this will exacerbate the traffic congestion problem. Auckland’s Mayor, Phil Goff has a published Vision Statement … Continue reading →

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Solving the Traffic Jam Problem – Getting Cities Moving Again

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

I got pretty excited when I read the press release about Volkswagen getting together with D-Wave, using quantum computing to demonstrate real time traffic optimised routing at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon which starts tomorrow. I wish I was … Continue reading →

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Short Videos About GPS, Apps, Maps and More: Location Based Shorts. The Eyes Have It.

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

Location Based Shorts is a new series where I am embarking on a new series of sub 3 minute VLOGS (Video Blogs) about things that interest me and if you follow me, probably will interest you. I comment on things … Continue reading →

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Where did my dog go? Dog GPS

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

Meet Ruby. Sometimes I swear she thinks she is human. She is confident, playful, empathetic and tries to rule the roost with the other two dogs on our property. She wasn’t always like that. When my wife bought her she … Continue reading →

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An Idea to Encourage Exercise and Wellbeing using GPS Tracking

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

I just read a story about someone who has cycled every road in London over a period of five years. He used a combination of GPS and colouring in the A to Z Map of London. On this video you … Continue reading →

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