I can hardly keep up with developments to talk about here. A few weeks ago we released version 8.5 of our MrSID SDK, an update that adds support for per-band decoding. Per-band decoding means that LizardTech’s partners and customers now have the ability to decode only the bands that they need from multi- and hyperspectral imagery, which can greatly improve decode and viewing performance.

The new version also supports several additional platforms, including iOS 4.0, both 32- and 64-bit versions. I had it on my list to blog about that, but now ClearTrust, a Reston-Va.-based company that develops geospatial tools for the Macintosh and iOS devices, has already used our SDK to integrate support for the latest version of MrSID (MG4) into version 1.2 of its CartoMobile® field data entry and visualization application, so that CartoMobile users can now view MrSID imagery on devices such as iPhone and iPad. That’s bound to make iOS loyalists happy.

There’s good news particularly for Linux users, too. The new version of the MrSID SDK supports Red Hat 6, both 32- and 64-bit versions. For more information about the MrSID SDK go to www.lizardtech.com and log in to our Developer website at the bottom of the page.