Background
The Department of Conservation (DOC) commissioned ViaStrada to create a web map application that summarises data relating to different topics:
- Population and land use
- Environment and ecological management
- Visitor accommodation, walking tracks and other tourist points of interest
- Parking, buses and shuttle services,
- Road characteristics, condition and road safety
The scope of work included research, data gathering, data preparation and data aggregation for the web map. Further, ViaStrada investigated a potential park & ride system in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. Based on range of criteria, four potential park & ride locations were shortlisted along with an assessment of various commercial and financial operating models. Visitation data was used to estimate the number of shuttles needed.
