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pgc
10-12-2012, 09:57 AM
Has Nearmap now got no public access?

If so, does anyone have login details they wish to share?
Alt_F4
10-12-2012, 10:05 AM
I used it a about a week or two ago and it came up with the notice that it was going paid service only very soon :/
pgc
10-12-2012, 10:07 AM
Damn. It was the only decent map site out there. Unless anyone else knows of a good alternative, Google Maps it is. :(
Fozzy
10-12-2012, 10:09 AM
Surprised they dont offer a personal use option..

Charge people 20 bucks a year.. Fuckall bandwidth and heaps of people would sign up..

At least I still have access at work
mr_rotary
10-12-2012, 12:06 PM
Has Nearmap now got no public access?

If so, does anyone have login details they wish to share?Happened last week. There was a warning only about it being a paid service soon with no timelines and then bang it just changed. Tried e-mailing contacting them twice now and still waiting for a reply on pricing.
duste
10-12-2012, 12:22 PM
Is it something specific you need a photo of, or were you just browsing?

If it's the former, PM me with what you need.
Jazza
10-12-2012, 12:23 PM
Yeh I noticed this too.. very annoying!!
pgc
10-12-2012, 01:02 PM
Is it something specific you need a photo of, or were you just browsing?

If it's the former, PM me with what you need.

Thanks for the offer. I was having a meeting with someone and wanted to get a lay of the land. At least OpenSourceMaps is still available.
dmwill
10-12-2012, 02:11 PM
Shame, I was using Nearmaps when sussing out homes I was keen on - check out surrounding homes/streets etc.

Think more than a few people were pissed off, their Facebook page has been taken down.
Brockas
10-12-2012, 02:11 PM
$6,000 per year for a commercial licence.


WUT.
TJ
10-12-2012, 04:14 PM
End of the day they are a business, gotta pay the bills somehow
mr_rotary
10-12-2012, 05:02 PM
End of the day they are a business, gotta pay the bills somehowNot an issue, just the way in which there was no prior warning of the cut off dates.
TJ
10-12-2012, 05:09 PM
So they could tell everyone who was free-loading how much they had left to free-load?

How downright pingpingpingpingy of them.
dmwill
10-12-2012, 05:33 PM
Not an issue, just the way in which there was no prior warning of the cut off dates.

There was a notice for a few weeks prior saying free use would cease soon.
esky
10-12-2012, 05:34 PM
Charging so that personal users will never sign up is bad business.
TJ
10-12-2012, 05:38 PM
Nearmaps was bought by Russians recently - dont think they give two shits.
fourseven
10-12-2012, 05:51 PM
Nah it's still completely Australian owned. It was acquired by Ipernica in 2008, they changed their name to Nearmap Ltd. and moved offices to Sydney earlier this month. 90% of their existing subscribers renew regularly. A good mate of mine resigned as CFO because he didn't want to move to Sydney with the company.

For a Perth startup, they've done extremely well.