Since the last update post, the main work carried out has been in the webmaps site. The site has been built and tested several times and some issues addressed. The site content is currently being reviewed ahead of an expected release next week. It has been found practical to include in this update all revised content from Volumes 1 to 6 (i.e. the entire North Island) rather than just Volume 1 as previously announced. This also means it is practical to get all of the remaining content (i.e. the South Island) included in the next update in a month or two.
The Volumes site is also coming for attention. At the moment this is hosted in the main site, however the content is to be moved to its own site. At this point, the content will be changed to be in PDF format rather than Zip files. These can be downloaded and browsed in much the same way as image collections are now but do also have the advantage of being readily printable. However, at this time, these files will only contain the line maps. The full maps with aerial images will not be available in this format at this time.
For the remainder of 2025, there are two tasks to be completed in respect of volumes:
- To have a map volume PDF available for every line in New Zealand regardless of the volume has been completed or not.
- To have a full volume book available for those volumes which have been completed already. Publishing options for these have not yet been finalised and are under consideration.