Category Archives: New Zealand Maps

Location Based Shorts Ep 16 A FREE Route Optimisation trial for New Zealand deliveries, sales and service companies

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

Have you noticed that traffic in New Zealand cities seems to be worse at Level 1 of the COVID19 lockdown than it was even before the pandemic hit? Are you in the distribution, freight or service industries? Or perhaps you … Continue reading →

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How to Get Notifications and Avoid Traffic Congestion During Christmas and New Year

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

I don’t know about you, but I hate being stuck in traffic. I live in Auckland, New Zealand where traffic congestion is a fact of life, but that doesn’t mean you have to be stuck in it. You have choices … Continue reading →

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House Hunting in Auckland with the Barfoot and Thompson Real Estate App

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

It’s been 5 years since I last looked at the Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate App. I did a brief review of it back in 2013. That version was a finalist in the Designers Institute Best Designers Award and they … Continue reading →

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8 Things to know before you start looking at buy a house

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

I drive past people on my way to work daily, struggling to get their cars out of their driveways on busy streets, I mean they are waiting minutes just for a gap to safely get out of their driveway. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Buying a House, Crime, Education, location based apps, Location Based Education, location based marketing, Location Based Servces, Location Based Services, New Zealand, New Zealand Maps, Real Estate | Leave a comment

RedZone, Breakthrough App For Navigation And Real-time Crime Reporting, Launches On Apple App Store

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

MIAMI, March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — RedZone, Breakthrough App For Navigation And Real-time Crime Reporting, Launches On Apple App Store. New clas Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.prnewswire.com When I wrote my book on Buying a House – Using Real Estate … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Crime Prevention, GPS Maps, lbs, location based apps, Location Based Consultant, location based marketing, Location Based Servces, Map apps, Map data, Maps, New Zealand Maps, People, Real Estate, track crime | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Incredible edible landscape map shows you where to find free food

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

Falling Fruit, a massive collaborative mapping project, provides fruity foragers with the tools they need to track down a nutritious snack. Sourced through Scoop.it from: inhabitat.com There has been quite a bit of debate in New Zealand recently about what … Continue reading →

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Auckland Council GIS Viewer

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

Sourced through Scoop.it from: maps.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Have you ever wondered what your neighborhood used to look like, what the area around your house looked like 30-40 years ago? I was discussing with a friend how much Torbay has changed. Long Bay … Continue reading →

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Amateur archaeologists are finding lost Roman roads using lasers

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

“Latest News – NEW ROAD DISCOVERED,” reads David Ratledge’s page on the Roman Roads Research Association. “After only 45 years of searching, I have at long last found the Roman Road from Ribchester to Lancaster!” Ratledge, an amateur archaeologist, has indeed … Continue reading →

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Smart phones not the end all for travellers – Clearwater Times

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Travelers can pack smart phones but shouldn’t count on them for directions Source: http://www.clearwatertimes.com I recently read an  online article about 6 technologies that would become redundant and disappear in the coming years . This theme was subsequently repeated almost … Continue reading →

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