LizardTech's GeoExpress 6 Adds Powerful Image Manipulation and Editing Tools; New Release Offers Color Balancing and Advanced Area of Interest (AOI) Encoding.SEATTLE -- LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc., and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing digital content, today announced the release of GeoExpress 6. This new release leads with a set of powerful image manipulation and editing tools. Adding to the existing suite of image manipulation and editing tools for multi-resolution mosaicking and image reprojection, new features such as color balancing and advanced area of interest (AOI AOI Area Of Interest AOI Automated Optical Inspection AOI Art of Illusion (3D modeling software) AOI Associated Oregon Industries AOI Angle Of Incidence AOI Age of Innocence (David Hamilton book, also a band) ) encoding provide the tools GIS analysts need to quickly and easily edit and distribute their raster The horizontal lines (scan lines) displayed on a TV or computer monitor. This is the origin of the term "raster graphics," which is the major category that all bitmapped images and video frames fall into (GIF, JPEG, MPEG, etc.). imagery. "This new version of GeoExpress is the ultimate solution for taking imagery beyond compression. GeoExpress can now be used for lossless See lossless compression. (algorithm, compression) lossless - A term describing a data compression algorithm which retains all the information in the data, allowing it to be recovered perfectly by decompression. Unix compress and GNU gzip perform lossless compression. encoding, which will allow users to save time, money, disk space and bandwidth when manipulating and distributing an organization's critically important image assets," said Jon Skiffington, GeoExpress product manager for LizardTech. Along with a robust suite of image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. and manipulation tools, GeoExpress 6 continues the long-standing tradition of wavelet (mathematics) wavelet - A waveform that is bounded in both frequency and duration. Wavelet tranforms provide an alternative to more traditional Fourier transforms used for analysing waveforms, e.g. sound. image compression Noun 1. image compression - the compression of graphics for storage or transmission compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required and now offers customers a choice of either the industry-standard MrSID(R) image compression format or the ISO-standard JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. 2000 image compression format. With powerful yet easy to use image editing and manipulating tools at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. , GIS professionals are able to use new and existing imagery, repurpose it as necessary and quickly distribute it over high and low bandwidth connections. The new color-balancing feature and predefined image encoding profiles for JPEG 2000 found in GeoExpress 6 make it easy to deliver geospatial imagery compliant with government requirements and industry standards. Color balancing allows geospatial analysts to correct tonal imbalances using an easy and familiar workflow. Automatic or manual adjustments to brightness, contrast and histograms for each color band within a single image or across multiple images eliminate the need to buy expensive and complex color enhancement applications. New Features in GeoExpress 6 GeoExpress 6's new features and enhancements include: --Powerful Image Editing and Manipulation Tools: Now users can make the most of both new and existing imagery with tools for color balancing images or mosaic tiles, reprojecting imagery from one coordinate system coordinate system Arrangement of reference lines or curves used to identify the location of points in space. In two dimensions, the most common system is the Cartesian (after René Descartes) system. to another, cropping images and highlighting areas of interest to meet project needs and requirements. --Organization-wide Access to Image Compression and Editing Tools: A floating license option allows IT administrators to deploy GeoExpress 6 throughout their organization while purchasing licenses for only the number of concurrent users they must accommodate. Geospatial analysts experience increased productivity because they no longer need to rely on a shared workstation to compress or edit imagery, and network administrators can more easily manage their network infrastructure and licensing. --Compliance with Government Requirements and Industry Standards: GeoExpress 6 takes the guesswork out of compressing imagery that complies with the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. standard for JPEG 2000 and government requirements such as NPJE/EPJE and NITF NITF News Industry Text Format (XML Format; International Press Telecommunications Council) NITF National Imagery Transmission Format NITF National Insurance Task Force NITF Nuclear Instrument Test Facility NITF National Imagery Test Facility 2.1, as well as the industry-standard MrSID Generation 3. Pre-defined and user-defined image encoding profiles ensure everyone in the organization delivers the same consistent high quality imagery, every time. --Massive Geospatial Imagery More Manageable and Network Friendly: GeoExpress 6 delivers powerful image compression with ratios between 2:1 and 50:1, while retaining the visual fidelity of the image. Users now have a choice of two efficient compressed image formats, MrSID and JPEG 2000, and GeoExpress 6 makes it possible to distribute massive image files over the Internet to both wireless and broadband devices in a lossless format that, pixel for pixel, is identical to the original image. --Integration with Oracle's Spatial 10gR2 Database: Users can load their raster imagery directly into Oracle 10gR2, saving 95 percent of their disk storage space and allowing raster, vector and other business data to be stored and retrieved from a common source. The GeoExpress 6 product family consists of a Standard Edition that includes the tools suite as well as an allotment for image compression; an Unlimited Edition that includes the tools suite and unlimited image compression functionality; and a Tools Edition for a low cost, powerful edit-only application where image compression is not required. A floating license is also available which permits easy installation and license management. Pricing and Availability GeoExpress 6 is available for download and purchase now. GeoExpress 6 Unlimited starts at a suggested retail price of $7,900. GeoExpress 6 Standard Edition starts at a suggested retail price of $2,900. GeoExpress 6 Tools starts at a suggested retail price of $1,500. For information on where to purchase the GeoExpress family of products visit http://www.lizardtech.com/products/geo/ About GeoExpress GeoExpress offers the benefits of both MrSID technology and ISO standard JPEG 2000 without any compromise in image quality. In addition to lossless encoding, which preserves images with pixel-for-pixel fidelity in a compressed format easily reusable in downstream applications, GeoExpress provides valuable image manipulation tools such as reprojection, color balancing and area of interest encoding. About LizardTech LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc., was founded in 1992 to build valuable business solutions from technologies created by the world's leading research organizations including Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National (LANL LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA. ) and AT&T Labs. LizardTech is a leader in applying state-of-the-art technologies to the real-world challenges of managing, distributing, and accessing large complex digital content such as aerial photographs, satellite imagery Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made from artificial satellites. History The first satellite photographs of Earth were made August 14, 1959 by the US satellite Explorer 6. , and color scanned documents. LizardTech's software is installed on millions of desktops and integrated into a wide variety of platforms and applications. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, London and Tokyo. LizardTech is a division of Celartem, Inc., which is wholly owned by Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules:4330). For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com. About Celartem Celartem Technology Inc., develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) Established after World War II, one of the three major securities markets in Japan. , Hercules:4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Celartem Inc. with headquarters in Seattle. (C) 2006 LizardTech. All rights reserved. LizardTech and the LizardTech logo are registered trademarks in 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. 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