ArcGIS Image Server 9.2 Redefines Dynamic Imagery Distribution.New Server Product is Now Shipping REDLANDS, Calif. -- ArcGIS Image Server 9.2, ESRI's much-anticipated new solution for fast and dynamic image distribution, is now available. Geospatial imagery is most valuable when a large number of users can access it and use it as soon as possible. ArcGIS Image Server provides the unique ability to quickly and seamlessly serve and process large volumes of imagery enterprise-wide. This allows organizations to maximize the value of their imagery and increase productivity. "There has been an explosion in the amount of available image data, and conventional solutions for managing, processing, and distributing these large quantities of geospatial imagery have broken down," says Peter Becker Peter Becker is a German Molecular biologist. He studied biology at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg till 1984. And finished his phd at the German Cancer Research Center and the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg in 1987. , ArcGIS Image Server product manager. "ArcGIS Image Server solves these problems by merging the traditionally separate steps of image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished and distribution." ArcGIS Image Server is particularly useful to users who need to deploy imagery enterprise-wide to a variety of clients, as well as those who perform dynamic imagery processing for better image visualization. Users can publish GIS-ready imagery directly to a large number of clients. In addition, server-based processing enables imagery to be quickly published as multiple image services. ArcGIS Image Server is integrated with ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Server is a GIS software package made by ESRI to provide Web-oriented spatial data services. Since version 9.2 the product ArcGIS Server includes also the spatial data management software (formerly known as ArcSDE). ArcGIS Server supports software development on the . , which allows the data to be distributed to Web-based, mobile, and Open Geospatial Consortium The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international voluntary consensus standards organization. In the OGC, more than 330 commercial, governmental, nonprofit and research organizations worldwide collaborate in an open consensus process encouraging development and , Inc-compliant (OGC OGC Office of Government Commerce (UK government) OGC Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OGC Office of the General Counsel OGC Open GIS Consortium, Inc. ) clients. In addition, users can publish seamless mosaicked image services from multiple image datasets directly to applications. These services can be published in different projections, enhancements, and representations, eliminating data redundancy Writing data to two or more locations for backup and data recovery. For example, data can be stored on two or more disks or disk and tape or disk and the Internet. See disk redundancy and data recovery. and extra storage requirements. Metadata containing important image information such as acquisition date and sensor attributes is easily accessible. ArcGIS Image Server offers these key features: * Open access from various GIS (1) (Geographic Information System) An information system that deals with spatial information. Often called "mapping software," it links attributes and characteristics of an area to its geographic location. and non-GIS clients (e.g., CAD) * On-demand, dynamic server-based processing for image display * Scalability that supports extensive volumes of imagery as well as many users * Integration with ArcGIS Server for data distribution to Web, mobile, and OGC-compliant clients * Quick and seamless access to imagery and associated metadata Users can add capabilities to ArcGIS Image Server using extensions. The Orthorectification extension allows users to dynamically orthorectify raw imagery using image properties and an elevation surface. With the Seamline extension, users can create and edit seamlines for overlapping image mosaics. For more information about ArcGIS Image Server 9.2, visit www.esri.com/imageserver, call ESRI at 1-800-447-9778, or call an ESRI regional office (to locate your regional office, visit www.esri.com/usa). Outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , contact your local ESRI distributor. Founded in 1969, ESRI (www.esri.com) is the world leader in the GIS software This is a list of notable GIS software applications. See also the comparison of GIS software. Open source software Most widely used open source applications:
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