Author Archives: Jamie

Keeping it Accessible

August 26, 2008 – 4:34 pm

From the start we realised we needed to make the National Broadband Map as accessible as possible. Besides being a mandated requirement for core government websites under the New Zealand Government Web Standards, addressing accessibility helps ensure that website and application design reflect global good practice and provide improved usability for everyone. Taking account […]

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We’ve got widgets

July 28, 2008 – 5:30 pm

We’ve got the the National Broadband Map available as a “Web Widget”. This means that some of the functionality of the National Broadband Map can be extended out across other websites simply by embedding a simple piece of HTML code in a web page.
In the case below we are showing schools in Invercargill, schools being […]

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Calling Beta Testers - National Broadband Map

May 22, 2008 – 11:39 am

We’re not too far off from going to private beta of the new National Broadband Map and we’re welcoming anybody who wants a sneak preview to be a beta tester. It will be an informal testing process and it would be great if you could let us know if you have any issues or suggestions. […]

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Technically Creative

May 20, 2008 – 3:51 pm

Behind the scenes we’ve kicked off the design of the website that will surround the National Broadband Map. This is an interesting part of any web project and can be a welcome diversion from the more technical aspects. This is where we are creating the look and feel of the website, it’s where we’re working […]

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We’re Open-Minded

May 9, 2008 – 5:16 pm

Open source, open standards, open data - we’re using them all with the National Broadband Map. This isn’t out of an idealogical view point, it’s just that these tools are helping us achieve what we want to.
Open Data
The openness of the data is one area that we have already had an interest in for demand […]

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How the National Broadband application works

May 1, 2008 – 12:05 pm

Software development can sometimes appear to be a black art to those who don’t work in that area. In reality, once you know a little more it’s not really a black art at all, so let’s deconstruct the mapping application we’re building and explain how it actually works.
Consider the following diagram.

It’s got five key parts, each one […]

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The National Broadband Map

April 24, 2008 – 2:32 pm

The National Broadband Map was launched in November 2007 at the Digital Future Summit 2.0 as a public beta. It exists to comprehensively map broadband demand across the government sector and in conjunction with telecommunications operators to map broadband supply; initially high speed, symmetrical networks.  
Since its launch we have been working behind the scenes on  […]

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