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BRANZ Maps
goes mobile
BRANZ Maps, a free online geographic information system (GIS) with
information on New Zealand addresses, is now even more useful. You
can access it from any mobile device to check wind zones and much more.
BRANZ MAPS DELIVERS immediate coun-
information is included.
Table 1
STEPS
ACTION
VALUES AVAILABLE
A, W
Sheltered, exposed
Gentle to steep
L, M, H, VH, EH
Adapted from NZS 3604:2011 Table 5.1. Provided by Standards New Zealand under licence 001133.
Steps 1 and 2
Steps 1 and 2 use a map from NZS 3604:2011.
A digitised version of the map was created
using a digital pen to trace the paper map
and transfer it to the GIS software.
Steps 3 and 4
Steps 3 and 4 are very difficult to implement directly in GIS software as they
Figure 1: Wellington wind zones Wellington City Council data (left) and the automated BRANZ Maps (right).
(see koordinates.com/layer/1443-wellington-
Step 5
Step 5 relates to the topographic class of
Step 6
Step 6 combines all the information together
to work out the final wind zone. The result is