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Since founding NearMap in 2006 and ER Mapper in 1989, Stuart Nixon has been at the forefront of geospatial imagery media solutions.
Stuart has applied passion and determination with innovative thinking to solve the unique challenges posed by geospatial imagery.
Stuart is the inventor of the industry standard ECW image format that is used by millions worldwide, architect of the ER Mapper application and the Image Web Server technology that pioneered serving image maps over the web. With creative solutions for today's imagery problems and with a frank and bold vision for tomorrow's opportunities, Stuart continues to drive the geospatial media industries.
Stuart was the recipient of the Grahame Sands award for innovation in applied geophysics and is an Honorary Fellow of the Spatial Sciences Institute of Australia. He was a founding member of Australia's Spatial Information Steering Group and is a member of various spatial information organisations. Stuart has been a keynote speaker at geospatial conferences worldwide.
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