How can NearMap create PhotoMaps that are so much clearer, more current and changing than other providers?
A. Our Founder and CEO, Stuart Nixon, is a world leader in imaging technology and in his twenty years in the field became increasingly aware of the limitations of existing aerial imagery techniques. These traditional systems require massive capital investment, yet cannot deliver high enough resolution and most importantly are not updated often enough to provide maximum value to users. At the same time, Stuart witnessed an exponential growth in the use online maps and a matching demand for something better. Over the past four years, Stuart has developed a revolutionary chain of technologies to address these limitations and deliver a solution that is affordable for users at all levels of government. NearMap is now able to provide very clear and current PhotoMaps through our web portal, updating them monthly so that users can see change over time. Through the use of a simple, fixed pricing and licensing framework; we can offer this incredible capability to government at a price that would
