Mapping and Vehicle Crash Analysis
Plexus specialises in Google Maps applications, and has been working with the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) to develop a set of cycle resource maps for the Auckland region. The maps highlight spatial information of interest to cyclists as an aid to route planning. Phase 1 information includes:- MAXX transport hubs
- Cycle parking
- Cycle lockers
- Cycle rentals
- Cycle shops
- Cycle-friendly cafes
- Learn to ride locations
- School travel plans
- Recreational cycling facilities
- Council infrastructure and consultation
- Hazardous locations.
View MAXX Auckland North cycle resource map in a larger map
Vehicle crash maps
Plexus is a registered user of CAS, the Ministry of Transport's Crash Analysis System. Every injury crash involving a motor vehicle reported to the Police is entered into CAS, allowing traffic engineers to extract and report on crash trends and blackspots.Plexus has developed an algorithm to extract subsets of crash records and load them to Google Maps, thus making them easily and freely available to the general public.
View MAXX Auckland North cycle crash map in a larger map
The map above shows cycle vs motor vehicle crashes on Auckland's North Shore. Selection criteria are broad, and generated maps can be filtered on (and using different symbology for):
- Geographic location
- Vehicle types - cars, trucks, motor cycles, bicycles, pedestrians etc
- Date/time
- Movement codes
- Cause codes
- Environmental conditions
- Traffic controls
- Injury types.