Does NearMap provide imagery in formats such as ECW?
A. NearMap’s PhotoMaps are provided using our Tile Map Server protocol in .jpg format. The Tile Map Server protocol is the same standard used by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and others. As we are a media company, providing alternative formats is not part of our business model. We are aware of many available tile server applications that can help you download our tiles and many of these enable you to convert our jpg tiles to other formats (like ECW). These are listed on our forum.