NearMap

Government Product Guide

Note: Government use of the PhotoMaps, this web site and APIs is governed by our Government Licence.

Save time and money with PhotoMaps updated monthly

NearMap’s clear, current and changing Photo and Terrain maps provide government and commercial users across Australia with a powerful capability that has never before been technically possible or economically viable.

The PhotoMaps are of very high resolution, and those of capital cities are updated every month, with large cities and towns updated every quarter. The PhotoMaps also provide the unique ability to see change over time. With regular coverage of more than 75% of Australia’s population, including 60% every month, the PhotoMaps are changing the game for governments and commercial users. The Photo and Terrain maps enable agencies and companies to open up new applications for imagery.

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Unique features

Monthly updates over capital cities
Quick availability (within days of being flown)
Change over time
High precision and accuracy in even the most remote areas
They are a fraction of the cost of maps from other providers

PhotoMap benefits

Reduce the need for onsite inspection in a range of applications, delivering cost savings and immediate return on investment because they show incredible detail
Capital cities are captured monthly and large cities and towns are updated every quarter, enabling informed and timely decision making
Shows how the landscape is changing over time. There are no other online maps available that offer the TimeView feature which shows a timeline of PhotoMaps
They aren’t the only maps included in your licence. MultiView (oblique) and Terrain maps are also included

When You Take a PhotoMap Licence

NearMap’s licence not only offers a world-first capability but also unbeatable value for money. With the government licence, you can:

Use all archives and PhotoMap updates for your licence area during your licence period
Download and keep any copies you make of the PhotoMaps, even if your licence expires
Use the free HyperTiles application to download copies of the PhotoMaps for local or offline use
Use the WMS service to enable instant integration with your other GIS applications
Use the NearMap Map API to integrate the PhotoMaps into CAD packages, create web mashups and embed the maps into your websites
Enable every employee and contractor across your organisation to use the PhotoMaps for a year
Evaluate our existing area PhotoMaps for 45 days

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Australian Coverage

With more than 75% of Australia’s population covered regularly, including 60% updated every month, NearMap has current and changing PhotoMaps for most of Australia’s large cities and towns. See the coverage document for more details.

Area covered by licence	Frequency _[2]	Vertical PhotoMap Resolution _[1]
Capital cities	Monthly	7.5 cm _[3]
Large cities and towns	Quarterly	10 cm _[3]
Regional areas	Yearly or once-off	10 cm _[3]
On-Request Areas	Once, yearly, quarterly, monthly or each fortnight _[4]	3.5cm, 5cm, 7.5cm or 10cm _[4]
[1] MultiView PhotoMap resolution is 1.5x to 2.0x lower resolution than vertical PhotoMap resolution [2] Subject to weather and air traffic control (ATC). We may also fly more often (e.g. special events, or after big fires) [3] Capital Cities are currently flown at 7.5cm. Parts of cities might be captured at 10cm or 5cm or 3.5cm depending on ATC requirements or for special events. Areas outside capital cities are currently typically captured at 10cm [4] On-Request Areas are captured at the resolution and frequency requested by the client, subject to weather and ATC

NearMap Pricing

NearMap’s groundbreaking technology has changed the economics of creating and updating high resolution aerial PhotoMaps and terrain data. Sourcing these PhotoMaps from other providers would normally cost more than $100 per square kilometre for out of date imagery. For a fraction of this cost, NearMap offers Australia’s most current overhead and oblique PhotoMaps and terrain data and the unique ability to watch them change over time.

Government Pricing

NearMap offers a simple licensing approach for Local, State and Federal government agencies to meet their differing needs. While Local governments have discrete areas of interest, State and Federal government agencies typically deliver services and programs to stakeholders in both city and regional areas, requiring Photo and Terrain Maps for a variety of locations.

On-Request PhotoMaps

If we haven’t yet captured a PhotoMap of the area you’re interested in, or our existing PhotoMaps of your area do not suit your requirements, you can request a licence for On-Request PhotoMaps of that area, and we will add them to our website.

This means you can select the frequency, resolution and size of the On-Request PhotoMaps, enabling you to tailor our PhotoMaps to suit your particular purposes. Contact us for exact pricing of an On-Request PhotoMap licence.

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Technical and Integration Information

PhotoMaps are precision rectified and georeferenced orthophoto mosaics
We currently achieve 50cm RMS accuracy without requiring any ground control, allowing us to capture even the most remote areas.
Detailed technical information is available at in Integrating the PhotoMaps and the FAQ
NearMap supports the WMS (Web Map Server) service protocol, which is often used by GIS and CAD applications. The WMS service is available free to paid Government agencies. It is also available to Paid Commercial Licence users, and to Free Commercial Licence users who have paid the $5,500 (excluding taxes) yearly WMS service access fee