LizardTech's MrSID(R) Generation 3 Format Now Supported in ESRI's ArcPad 7.SEATTLE -- LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc., and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing digital content, announced today the company's MrSID Generation 3 image compression Noun 1. image compression - the compression of graphics for storage or transmission compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required format (MG3) is supported in ESRI's ArcPad 7, making it even easier to view high-quality geospatial raster imagery on handheld devices. "Customers who store their imagery on their local network and use it in the field will benefit significantly from the integration of MG3 with ArcPad," said Jon Skiffington, product manager at LizardTech. "In the past, customers had their imagery stored in MG3's 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. format for easy manipulation later, but in order to use the imagery in ArcPad, the imagery would have to be converted to MG2's lossy See lossy compression. (algorithm) lossy - A term describing a data compression algorithm which actually reduces the amount of information in the data, rather than just the number of bits used to represent that information. format. Now these users will be able to use MG3 imagery out in the field without spending valuable time converting back to older lossy formats." ArcPad provides field-based personnel with the ability to capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display geographic information. Now with the MG3 implementation, ArcPad users can take advantage of GeoExpress' image compression functionality to quickly repurpose an image for use on a handheld device. The ability to reproject and compress the images at differing compression ratios within the same mosaic is a significant advantage over any other geospatial image compression format. This feature will enable broader use of the imagery by remote field users and first responders in areas where remote access to geospatial imagery is critical. "The benefits of the integration of MG3 with ArcPad are significant," said Tom Patterson Harry Thomas "Tom" Patterson O.C., O.Ont., B.A., LL.D. (June 11 1920 - February 23, 2005) was a Stratford, Ontario born journalist who went on to found the Stratford Festival of Canada, the largest theatre festival in Canada. , Deputy Fire Management Officer at BLM BLM n abbr (US) (= Bureau of Land Management) → les domaines . "Right away I noticed a substantial performance increase, what used to take 5-7 seconds to refresh an image in MG2 now takes a staggering 2 seconds in MG3! In addition to saving a lot of time, I can now crop and do multi-resolution mosaicking which allows us to easily combine aerial photos from different resolutions into one file." Additionally, the integration of MrSID with ArcPad benefits the National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP NAIP National Agricultural Imagery Program NAIP National Association of Inpatient Physicians NAIP National Association of Investment Professionals NAIP National Association of Independent Publishers NAIP North Atlantic Ice Patrol ) image users. The flexibility and functionality that MG3 provides particularly for those using NAIP imagery are significant. With NAIP's compressed county image mosaics being delivered in MG3 format, customers no longer have to double up their data by converting to MG2 to use it in ArcPad. Another LizardTech product, Express Server, has also been recently integrated with ESRI's ArcIMS. With ArcPad supporting MG3, users can keep their imagery in one place and in one format, and access it over the web in ArcIMS, locally via ArcMap, and remotely using ArcPad. About ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA, www.esri.com) The world's leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, including programs that plot ZIP codes and addresses, demographic information and detailed, color-coded data. Founded in 1969, ESRI (www.esri.com) is the world leader in the GIS software industry. ESRI offers innovative solutions that help users create, manage, analyze, and display information to make timely decisions and solve problems they encounter every day. ESRI's comprehensive product line ranges from desktop GIS to GIS for the enterprise. About GeoExpress with MrSID GeoExpress offers the benefits of both MrSID technology and 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 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 without any compromise in image quality. GeoExpress provides lossless encoding, which preserves images with pixel-for-pixel fidelity in a compressed format easily reusable in downstream applications. 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, 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. 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