Access QuestProfessional

Access Quest Professional

Ground-truth accessibility data. For the people who shape how we move.

Accessibility mapping for the people who shape how we move. Turn observations on the ground into information your organisation can act on.

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The blue and orange Access Cart on a residential footpath
Access Cart · mapping starts on the ground
Observe. Understand. Improve.

Accessibility is about the whole journey.

Our approach

Who we work with

Find the right solution for your organisation.

Government

Understand footpath barriers and support decisions about public routes.

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Business

Connect entrances, amenities and the routes people use to reach your site.

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Bus operators

Understand the stop and the pedestrian journey on either side.

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Injury prevention

Investigate route conditions relevant to trips, falls and accessibility.

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Tools for the whole project

Three tools. One connected picture.

From observations on the ground to project management and network decisions. Our team handles tagging and quality review.

The blue and orange Access Cart on a residential footpath

Access Carts

Data collection. Capture observations about the routes and places people use.

Access Quest Professional suite showing a mapped Hamilton project, feature categories and survey controls

Access Quest Professional suite

Project management. Bring your project information and collection workflow together.

Network Planner

Make temporary changes to your network, explore your data and work through your priority list.

Why Access Quest

Measured on the ground. Shaped by lived experience.

Start where people move

Field observations bring detail about gradients, surfaces, crossings and barriers into the conversation.

Community and professional perspectives

Consider everyday experiences alongside scoped professional collection to understand more of the journey.

Disabled-led

Access Quest is a disabled-led social enterprise. Lived experience shapes the questions we ask and the places we map.

Recognition

Award-winning innovation for a more accessible world.

Recognition for the people and technology behind Access Quest.

Winner · 2026

NZ Hi-Tech Awards

  • Datacom Hi-Tech Inspiring Individual

Tim Young · Smart Access

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Finalist · 2026

NZ Hi-Tech Awards

  • NZX Most Innovative Hi-Tech Creative Technology Solution
  • Christchurch Airport Hi-Tech Solution for the Public Good

Access Quest by Smart Access

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Finalist · 2026

TRAFINZ Achievement Awards

  • Road Safety Leadership
  • Sustainability Leadership

Access Quest

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Experience across cities, campuses and transport

Different places. Shared possibilities.

  • City of Hobart
  • Wintec
  • Rotorua Lakes Council
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Working with

Across communities and organisations.

  • Wellington City Council
  • Department of Conservation
  • Hamilton City Council
  • City of Hobart
  • Kingston
  • Whaikaha — Ministry of Disabled People
  • NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
  • Palmerston North City Council
  • Rotorua Lakes Council
  • Waratah-Wynyard Council
  • Auckland Council
  • Blacktown City Council

In their words

Experience from the people we work with.

“The final Smart Access data collection report has given us a road map moving forward to improving accessibility in our city.”

Emma MargettsProject Officer, Hobart City Council

“Allowing students and visitors to have access to the most accessible route and relevant amenities is such a great resource to have!”

Carina FraserAccessibility Manager, Waikato Institute of Technology

“The results of the audit have motivated our organisation to begin to improve all bus stops so they are accessible for all users of public transport to enjoy.”

Rachel DoelmanTransport Facilities Lead, Rotorua Lakes Council

A more accessible world starts on the ground.

What could better data change for you?

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