| Type | Subsidiary, Proprietary company |
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| Founder(s) | Stuart Nixon | ||
| Headquarters | Suite 8, 281 Hay Street, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Area served | Worldwide (Aerial photography currently Australia only) | ||
| Key people | Simon Crowther, CEO | ||
| Owner | Ipernica Ltd | ||
| Website | nearmap.com | ||
| Alexa rank | 129,553 (January 2012[update])[1] | ||
| Type of site | Web mapping | ||
| Advertising | None | ||
| Registration | Optional (Free users) Required (Paid users) |
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| Available in | English | ||
| Launched | November 11, 2009 | ||
| Current status | Active | ||
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NearMap Pty Ltd is an Australian provider of high resolution aerial imagery (and not satellite imaging).[2]
NearMap currently operates a web portal which serves up its imagery and terrain (DEM) tiles, along with OpenStreetMap map tiles, all three of which are free for the public and most commercial businesses to use. All government agencies and some commercial businesses need to apply for a licence to use the tiles.
The provider currently covers 2.26 per cent of Australia's landmass, with coverage primarily for capital cities and major regional towns. Special imagery may be flown for events such as natural disasters, for example, 2 cm resolution coverage of Brisbane and Ipswich during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. Imagery is normally updated for 60% of Australia's population every month at a 7.5 cm (3.0 in) resolution and an additional 15% every three months at a 10 cm (3.9 in) resolution.
On the 21st of November 2008 Ipernica acquired NearMap for A$4 million plus shares and options along with A$1 million of investment.[3]
From their About page: We specifically encourage creation of Creative Commons licensed information derived from our PhotoMap content, so that everyone can share and build a greater understanding of our planet.[4]
The OpenStreetMap project previously used NearMap provided aerial imagery, with explicit support from the company, under the CC-BY-SA license, however it is no longer used due to OpenStreetMap licencing changes making NearMap imagery incompatible.[5]