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Lizardtech Ships New MrSID Geospatial Edition 1.4SEATTLE, August 16, 2000 - LizardTech, Inc., the Seattle-based leader in imaging technologies, today announced the release of its MrSID® Geospatial Edition 1.4. This latest offering in LizardTech's geospatial product line allows GIS professionals to encode and mosaic imagery into the industry-standard MrSID format. Major enhancements in the MrSID Geospatial Edition 1.4 include expanded file support for the ERDAS IMAGINE (.img) file format, Space Imaging's IKONOS, 16-bit GeoTIFF file format and 11-bit, high-resolution satellite data. New features also include datum-specific cropping of USGS Digital Ortho Quadrangle (DOQ) images, password protection for MrSID images and many easy-to-use additions to the user interface. MrSID Geospatial Edition 1.4 is available directly from LizardTech or its authorized resellers. LizardTech is the only image solutions provider that has direct support from every major GIS software company. From ESRI to Smallworld, Intergraph to Autodesk, LizardTech continues to enhance its products for its extensive GIS user base. MrSID is a wavelet-based imaging technology that allows up to a 95 percent file size reduction while maintaining geometric accuracy and providing for real-time viewing, panning and printing of massive-sized imagery, including files larger than a gigabyte. Coupled with the MrSID Image Server, which is available at no cost from LizardTech's Web site, the MrSID Geospatial Edition provides a total image solution for customers that want to share images locally or via the Internet. "As an authorized LizardTech reseller, we had received customer feedback requesting support for 16-bit GeoTIFF, 11-bit high-resolution satellite imagery and other additional file formats," said Mike McGuire, owner, Ascent GIS. "LizardTech immediately responded, and we know our customers are going to be excited to use this latest MrSID Geospatial Edition." "Since MrSID is the standard image format for Geospatial imagery, our goal is to support the widest variety of geospatial file formats to meet our customers demands," said John Grizz Deal, LizardTech's president and CEO. "If we can provide that all within an easy-to-use interface, we're confident that MrSID will continue to lead the way in making Geospatial imaging available for everyone." Geospatial users can choose between desktop or workstation versions of the MrSID Geospatial Edition. The desktop encoder is designed for users who want to encode a single image or set of multiple images up to a maximum file size of 500 MB. The workstation version gives users the ability to encode images of virtually any size, even hundreds of gigabytes. Software Developers Kits (SDK's) are also available from LizardTech's Web site at www.lizardtech.com. MrSID Geospatial Edition 1.4 Technology at a glance:
Supported Image Formats MrSID supports the following image formats in 1-bit (black and white); 8-bit (grayscale); and 16-bit (including 11-bit in a 16-bit space); and 24-bit (RGB) format.
About LizardTech Founded in 1992, LizardTech is a privately-held company focused on innovative solutions that provide users of all levels with bandwidth optimization and instant access to high-resolution, multipurpose digital images and multimedia content. The company licensed Generation I of its MrSID technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and acquired its DjVu technology from AT&T Labs. LizardTech is now integrating its next-generation image software into a wide variety of platforms and applications under its Chromafire™ Imaging Solutions brand. LizardTech's innovative technology has been recognized by its customers and integration partners, with its technologies on more than 15 million desktops and integrated into over 200 applications. In 1998, LizardTech was voted the Washington Software Alliance's Most Promising New Company. Additional information about the Seattle-based company can be found at www.lizardtech.com. LizardTech Europe is located in the Netherlands and can be contacted via email at: info-europe@lizardtech.com. MrSID and DjVu are registered trademarks, and the MrSID logo, DjVu logo, LizardTech, Chromafire and their associated marks are trademarks of LizardTech, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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