Like many in early August, we were caught off-guard by the community outbreak of Delta and the sudden shift to Level 4 lockdown. Back to navigating home office politics, such as who gets the best set of headphones and those inevitable home internet blackouts, we were able to adjust quickly…

As part of our on-going improvements, we are excited to announce the next population model (version 6) we have developed which means an even more relevant estimate of population for our clients. What is population density data used for? The population density data, based on anonymised mobile location data in…

With our population data, we often look to these events to help us improve our model, as numbers of crowds can easily be found. …

When should you think about moving to Mars? A Data Ventures production. From our findings above, you’ll see that it would be no small feat to rehouse to our red galactic neighbour, but it would certainly be more affordable in the long run. So to help you out, we’ve taken the liberty of collecting all the costs you’ll…

It’s been in the news (NZHerald), multiple (NZHerald) times (Stuff). Want the TL;DR? Click here. Using our hourly population counts, we can see how the population in Auckland changed between when the latest lockdown was announced at 9pm on Saturday 27 February 2021, and when it came into place at…

by Drew Broadley 2020 was such a unique milestone in everyone’s lives, globally. It’s something you can share stories about with anyone across the world. It created an environment for a human emotion rollercoaster ride. It also made for a year that was completely unlike anything we’ve experienced for generations. …

by Drew Broadley When you have an opportunity of bringing together a new look at Aotearoa’s population, you start seeing some things that haven’t been seen before. Having a breakdown of hourly population counts for 2200-odd areas of our country for over a year, it starts to tell unique stories…

by Drew Broadley Yes, It’s been while, and we didn’t want to say anything unless something was happening. And well, it is! First and foremost, we need more people to help us scale what we have created. This comes in three ways, Sales, Design and Development. We have three roles up and on offer: Sales Representative: link Front-end Designer: link Lead Developer: link In return for your experience and skill, we offer a great salary, fantastic and friendly team to work with, and rewarding, purposeful work that will help the growth of our country.

by Drew Broadley We’ve had a few “end of year” type posts already, with our team update, Data Venture’s 1st birthday, and most importantly our focus on being a data brokerage. With the year coming to an end, it’s not a rest for everyone. We are taking a short break…