In+ersec+ion for Spatial People

The Brisbane Times reports that an Australian firm, Nearmap has conducted a very high resolution aerial survey of the recent floods in Brisbane and has made it available online on its website. According to its CEO, the resolution of the survey in 2cm, or about 5 times higher than the resolution normally seen on Google Maps. According to Nearmap's parent company, the company's camera system "is designed to capture PhotoMap data at a small fraction of the operating and capital costs for alternative camera systems - and captures overhead and four oblique photos while doing so."