LizardTech Unveils LiDAR Compressor at ESRI UC

13 July 2009, 2:25pm

SEATTLE, Wash. — July 13, 2009 — LizardTech, a division of Celartem, Inc. and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing digital content, announced the release of its latest product called LizardTech™ LiDAR Compressor at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference in San Diego this week where LizardTech is exhibiting in booth number 511. This brand new product enables users to turn giant point cloud data into efficient MrSID files that retain 100 percent of the raw data at just 25 percent of the file size. Unlike raw LAS or ASCII data, LiDAR files compressed to MrSID are easily managed resources from which derivatives can be extracted over and over again.

One of the key features of LiDAR Compressor is its ability to reduce LiDAR file sizes by 75 percent while retaining all of the points and all of the point precision and accuracy of the original file. If users need even smaller files, LiDAR Compressor can reduce LiDAR file sizes by 90 percent with no perceptible loss.
With the release of LiDAR Compressor, LizardTech also unveils a new and improved version of the MrSID format called MrSID Generation 4 (MG4). It is still the same MrSID format users have known for years, offering the highest quality with the most advanced compression technology available, but now with MG4 MrSID files support the compression of LiDAR data, which will allow users to view and access their LiDAR data faster.

“At LizardTech we are committed to listening to our customers when they ask us for new products and features,” said Jon Skiffington, LizardTech director of marketing. “With the explosive growth of LiDAR data over the recent years, our customers have been asking for ways to compress their point cloud data to MrSID, similar to how they’ve been compressing their raster data. Our LiDAR Compressor is easy to use and requires minimal training. Plus, since it comes with an improved MrSID Generation 4 file format, it allows LiDAR data to be viewed and accessed much faster than before.”

LizardTech LiDAR Compressor is available for purchase now directly from LizardTech’s website or by contacting one of LizardTech’s sales representatives.

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