Best visitor experience using DOC data
Winning entry
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"NZ Walks Information", by Daniel Pietzsch
You can browse and search for walking tracks and can get information on where a track is (including the exact path), how long it is and what the elevation profile looks like.
NZ Walks Information (http://nzwalksinfo.co.nz/)
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"Rough it - NZ", by Scott Cartwright
Its time to 'Rough it' New Zealand! Using the Google map as a reference toggle between differing layers of the map to discover awesome things. Toggling layers will expose the unique New Zealand features that will aid you do 'Rough' outdoors type things - in a choice New Zealand fashion.
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"New Zealand Natural Environment Visualization", by Di Zhou (Joe)
The website is my first attempt to integrate DOC's natural environment data sets with online, interactive Google maps, Youtube videos, Panoramio photos, Twitter and Wikipedia to help visualize, contextualize and understand our relationship with New Zealand natural environment.
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"Ranger", by Tim Clephane
Ranger is a guide to DOC walks in New Zealand. Helping users find nearby walks using their Android Devices. The walk list covers DOC walks and tracks throughout NZ, filtered by preference and the users location - augmented with walks location maps, walk path details, driving directions, and any available shared photography. The application also allows users to easily undertake their own 5 Minute Bird Count - with the ultimate goal of helping DOC to build up more information about Native Birdlife.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/ranger/com.theothernumber.ranger
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"WalkFinder", by Peter Chen, Sam Dalton, Sid Pradav
The WalkFinder is a fun and interactive way to find walking tracks and trails around New Zealand. Visitors select their preferences - region, length, difficulty - and we match them up with walks we've gathered in our database through the help of our content sources. Our clean and intuitive experience makes the selection process effortless, and visitors can adjust the settings to their satisfaction. Clicking on a walk brings up an overview, and once they've found one they plan on taking, we provide a useful printable walking guide they can carry with them with weather data and other tips for the walk.
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"Hutli", by Galen King, Darryn Soper, Kylea Parker, Leo Wolff
Hutli is the fun, social way to share experiences and gain information about New Zealand huts. Showing hut locations and information from across New Zealand, Hutli allows you to easily discover new huts and share your adventures using Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
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"DOC Tracks: Planning your walk", by Phil Bartie
This web page uses the Google Earth web plugin, and Google maps to display the DOC Track KMZ file. After selecting a track from the map the view will zoom in, and also show DOC Huts.
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"NZ Walks Information", by Daniel Pietzsch
All New Zealand walking tracks on a map. You can browse and search for walking tracks and can get information on where a track is (including the exact path), how long it is and what the elevation profile looks like.
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"Zephyr", by Aman Pilgrim and James Guthrie, Shift
With Zephyr you can locate Department of Conservation huts all over NZ and then delve into the historical climate records for the closest weather station, finding out what conditions have been like at any given point for up to 10 years previous.
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"Environmental data mashup", by Generis Software Ltd
We have put together a mashup that takes the Environmental source data from the DOC and NIWA websites in order to made it available to the small voluntary organisations who protect and look after our conservation estate. They then have a database to record their activity and to visually view their activity in a map against the DOC GIS data. They in turn make their data available to scientists and DOC data analysts so that serious research can be done on the data.
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"Great Walks Aotearoa", by Corin Dawson, Rikki Calteaux , Evan Bloomfield
Our mashup is aimed at people wanting to do one of the Great Walks of New Zealand and make a decision on if and how they can do it. Being able to quickly visualise where the tracks are, what huts are on those tracks and what facilities these huts have. Combined with weather forecast information.