keeps getting better and better, 
I had to use the dictionary, but now I know what it means, does that suggest a higher altitude photo with a zoom lens?
I’m not expert but I think this link helps.
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I am trying this with my version 20.1.235. I do not see any of those options in the add geolocation screen which is now jumbo in size and behaving poorly. I apparently do not need a update.
What am I missing?
The new Select Provider option doesn’t appear until after you click the Select Region button. Then you choose your provider, and if it is Nearmap you will see that there are many other things that appear in the interface, which is why it needs that much window height. You can resize the window to make it a lot narrower, and somewhat shorter.
Here’s Aaron’s video, that goes over all of the steps involved in getting high res images:
Thanks. I am not getting the High Res slider switch even at the beginning. I can pick the diagrammatic google map or aerial photo but there is no High Res slider.
Is this because there is no High Res in Boise Idaho?
I don’t even see that. Maybe it is because I am an educator? Hp windows 10 Zbook.
It’s possible you are are using SketchUp 2020.0. The extra options for inside that window were added in 2020.1.
This is such an amazing feature! Can’t wait to give it a try.
I can’t connect to Nearmap. 
We were alerted by Nearmap that you had been in touch. I’ve started a direct support case with you. Watch out for an email in a few minutes.
Ended up being 20 minutes, I did some VPN tests to Australia to make sure that would still work, which it did.
For anyone following along, I’ve asked Kevin to delete the WebCache folder, in the hope that it is caching the older version of the add location code.
I also sent Kevin this image to show what to expect, once it’s working.
So, where does this leave Placemaker?
Nearmap is only one thing Placemaker does. It imports a whole bunch of infrastructure and building layers.
But they’re both relying on Nearmap for imagery, if I understand correctly? Either way you also have to pay for tiles of images, correct?
As I understand it from other conversations, Placemaker have you buy credits, and then you use those for whatever you want to pay for. It seemed that their minimum credits purchase was $12, but I don’t know how many Nearmap tiles that would buy you. If your only goal was to get the surrounding area in high detail, and spend the least amount of money, you could do that with us for $8 and Placemaker for $12. Not counting that they have other ways to buy Placemaker that might make the cost better, if you are already using Placemaker a lot of other things.
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Yes, but it still can provide data for other areas where nearmap doesn’t provide (OSM) to quickly build a 3d environment.
And for nearmap areas it can provide more accurate 3D Meshes and terrain.
7cm is pretty, if you want to be accurate to the mm, use this:
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Good morning @colin Ive been following this thread since I just tried Nearmap last week for the first time. I purchased a small site and was getting the same import error as the others. I tried again this morning and I didnt get that same “yellow bar” error but I got a new error saying “error occurred while creating terrain.” Ive been completely unable to actually speak with anyone at Trimble to either get the download to work or be refunded for the purchase. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
That’s a new error. I will direct message you about it.
PlaceMaker has had a seamless integration of Nearmap import since 2017. As others have stated, Nearmap is just one of the many types of data that PlaceMaker imports.
I haven’t done any actual imports using SketchUp’s new feature but keep in mind these differences with PlaceMaker:
- PlaceMaker’s Nearmap tiles are 1280x1280 - SketchUp tiles are currently 256x256
- I believe SketchUp is currently charging 4 cents per 256x256 tile. PlaceMaker is currently charging subscribers 5 credits (~ 10 cents per credit) per 1280x1280 tile (1 PM tile = 25 SketchUp tiles). I’ll let you do the math but as of today, my calculations show that PlaceMaker’s Nearmap is less costly (but keep in mind all prices are subject to change)
- PlaceMaker supports back to SU2016 whereas I think you need SU2020.1 to use this feature
- The PlaceMaker credit system is likely easier for larger companies to manage as it allows you to make a larger purchase to acquire credits and then use the credits for multiple imports as employees need, rather than for employees having to get permission from management to purchase each time they want to import any high-rez imagery.
- No disrespect to SketchUp but PlaceMaker is several years ahead development-wise when it comes to these types of features and we have more data and more sources in the works for the not-to-distant future.
I don’t want to hijack this thread. I think the new Nearmap import feature in SketchUp is a much needed addition for the community and I congratulate them for the well-designed implementation. If anyone wants to discuss the differences with PlaceMaker in more detail, please start-up a new thread and I will be happy to provide further info.
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