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LizardTales Newsletter – April 2009
FROM THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
As April begins, we head into the last quarter of our fiscal year, which even with the recent economic news still finds LizardTech performing very well. Our third quarter was a very busy one for us. In addition to our strong sales, we hired Jeff Young to handle our business development activities for Geospatial Solutions. Jeff will be responsible for expanding LizardTech’s third-party relationships in targeted market segments including U.S. defense and civilian agencies, state and local governments and commercial markets.
In February, we launched our third annual customer survey. The response rate was the highest we’ve seen to date and we’d like to thank all who participated. Last year’s survey showed that 88% of respondents would recommend LizardTech’s products to someone else in the industry. This year 94% said you would suggest our products to a colleague. We value the effort you took in providing us with feedback and we will be using your responses to continue improving our products and services in ways that are important to you.
LizardTech was also out in force last quarter, exhibiting and attending many tradeshows and conferences including the ESRI Federal Users Conference in Washington D.C., the ASPRS Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD, and the ESRI Business Partner Conference in Palm Springs, CA. LizardTech representatives were also out at regional shows in Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Louisiana, and this quarter will see much more of the same. You can see a list of conferences we’ll be attending and exhibiting at below. Please stop by and find out what’s new or let us know how we can better serve you. We hope to see you all there.
GEOSPATIAL
From the Product Manager
The first section of this quarter’s newsletter mentioned our recent customer survey. I’d personally like to thank all of you who responded. As the product manager for our geospatial products, I’m interested in all aspects of our customer opinions, but I’m always particularly curious to hear what features customers are requesting from LizardTech.
One of the most common requests I’ve heard over the past few years has been for a free standalone viewer similar to what we used to offer a few years ago. I’m happy to say that we’ll soon have a new free viewer available that I’m sure you’re going to love. Not only is it free, it’s powerful, with support for MrSID (both MG2 and MG3), JPEG 2000 in both local and JPIP streaming flavors, WMS, and a variety of other tools. Additionally, one of the things I’m most excited about for this new standalone viewer is that it’ll be easy to install: no administrator permissions required! Be on the lookout for LizardTech GeoViewer 3.0 in the coming months.
Finally, you’ve frequently requested tools for working with other data formats, specifically those used for elevation and terrain datasets. We’ve got some cool products coming your way soon that you won’t want to be without. Stay tuned!
Jon Skiffington
Sr. Product Manager
jskiffington@lizardtech.com
WHERE IS LIZARDTECH?
Upcoming Events:
2009 UGIC GIS Conference
April 13-17, 2009 - Zermatt Resort, Midway, UT
http://gis.utah.gov/ugic2009
2009 Southeast Regional User Group (SERUG) Conference
April 27-29, 2009 - Jacksonville, FL
http://www.esri.com/events/serug/index.html
WA URISA 2009
May 4-6, 2009 - Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA
http://www.waurisa.org/
Pennsylvania GIS Conference 2009
May 19-20, 2009 - Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, Grantville, PA
http://www.pagisconference.org/
GO-EXPO: Gas and Oil Exposition
June 9-11, 2009 - Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
http://www.petroleumshow.com/GOEXPO/Index.aspx
Complete schedule of LizardTech Events.
Fun Discoveries
Don’t forget to visit LizardTech’s Express Server Portal site. You can use this site to upload imagery from your copy of GeoExpress 7* and see for yourself how quickly your geospatial imagery can be deployed on the Web. * If you don’t have GeoExpress 7 yet, download a free trial.
Special Promotion
Is the state of the economy holding you back from getting what you really need? Do you require additional editing capability for your SID files but with budgets so tight these days, your organization can’t afford it? LizardTech is here to help! We’re extending a special offer for all customers current on support:
Buy GeoExpress Tools for 50% off ($750 savings)
Not current on support? No problem. We can help with that, too.
Get current on support for 25% off list price (up to $1,200 in savings)
To take advantage of this limited-time offer* contact your LizardTech sales representative toll free at 1-866-725-5211 or geosales@lizardtech.com. *Offer valid through June 30, 2009.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Every month we offer free informative Webinars covering our line of geospatial products.
Register today so you can explore the powerful features in LizardTech’s Express Suite™ line of geospatial image products – GeoExpress for compression and manipulation, Spatial Express for storage, and Express Server for high-performance delivery and publication – focusing on the benefits these products bring to the managing, storage and distribution of geospatial imagery. Participants will discover how LizardTech’s software tools can individually benefit them in their workflow, as well as how all three Express Suite products work together as a complete package.
Following are the details for the upcoming webinars:
Date and Time:
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 8:00 AM PST
Duration:
Who should attend:
If you have questions about this seminar e-mail us at info@lizardtech.com.
CUSTOMER WINS
Here is a partial list of recently added clients to our ever expanding customer base:
United States
BAE Systems
County of Grundy
Aerial Data Service Inc.
Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson Inc.
City of Troy Fire Department
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
City of Battle Creek
New World Systems
Cubic Corporation
Landiscor Aerial Information
US Fish & Wildlife Services
University of Alaska Fairbanks – GINA
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Cubic Corporation
SWFWMD Info Resources Dept
Tetra Tech
The Shopping Center GroupOrlando Utilities Commission
Professional Engineering Consultants, Inc.
City of Dothan
Future Information Technology, Inc
Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Fugro/EarthData International of Maryland
Dewberry
Timmons Group
GeoEye – MJ Harden
Northrop Grumman TASC – Stafford
U.S. Special Operations Command – SOFPREP
Canada
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
Department of National Defence
Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, Victoria
Alberta Infrastructure
MMM Geomatics Alberta
BC Ministry of Forests
Canada Department of National Defence
Ville de Gatineau
EMEA
CICADE
Clarinet Systems
Department of Land Affairs
Tips and Tricks
Tip 1
Need an ESRI AUX file for your SID image? Generating AUX files provides better support in ESRI applications prior to ArcGIS 9.3. In the Options menu, click Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears. On the General tab, check the box labeled “Generate ESRI Aux files
Tip 2
GeoExpress supports two different JPEG 2000 file formats: “Part 1″ and “GMLJP2″. The default format for GeoExpress is GMLJP2 and this option is the best for most workflows. In case your application does not support the GMLJP2 standard, the “Part 1″ output option may be used.
Hot Tips?
Do you have tips that you want to share? Send them to suggestions@lizardtech.com and we might publish your tip in the next issue of LizardTales.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LizardTech is always seeking great talent. To learn more about current opportunities to join a dedicated, talented and close-knit team, please visit our Careers Page.
