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| Subject: | RE: GISList: Working with large rasters ~100Gb and GIS |
| Date: |
03/17/2003 10:17:19 AM |
| From: |
Dimitri Rotow |
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> That statement was almost true before the last release of MrSID
> compression
> technology. Now MrSID has truly lossless compression at rations of 2:1-
> about 8:1 with numeric radiometric and geometric fidelity. It also has
> native support in nearly every major GIS package obviating the need for
> viewers or plugins. I won't do a commercial as that is not what this list
> is for but did want to clear that up. For more info go to
> www.lizardtech.com
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Karen,
Is LizardTech still pursuing that unfortunate lawsuit against Earth
Resources? Like many software developers, that left a bad taste in our
mouth and is one of the reasons the most rapidly growing GIS package does
not support MrSID. I'm curious to hear if things have changed on the legal
front, and also whether LizardTech intends to reform the more egregiously
anticompetitive terms of the "free" MrSID license, to say, bring it more
into line with what is done by companies like Microsoft with its licensing
or Earth Resources with ERMapper/ECW. These would be positive steps in
building momentum to allow more companies to support MrSID in addition to
"open" alternatives. What's your take on all this?
Cheers,
Dimitri
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