GeoExpress
High-resolution geospatial imagery delivers critical analytical value across a range of applications, but its inherently large file sizes pose significant challenges for storage, transmission, visualization, and downstream processing.
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GeoExpress addresses these limitations by enabling efficient compression of raster datasets into the industry-standard MrSID format—an advanced wavelet-based encoding technology developed for geospatial applications. MrSID supports both lossless and visually lossless compression modes, allowing for substantial reductions in file size while preserving the radiometric and spatial fidelity required for analysis.
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In addition to compression, GeoExpress includes a suite of geospatial image processing tools that support in-line image editing and data preparation. Users can perform operations such as cropping, reprojection, mosaicking, and radiometric adjustments (e.g., color balancing), streamlining workflows, and ensuring data is optimized for visualization and analysis across diverse GIS platforms.
Efficient Compression, Preserved Quality
Optimize storage efficiency, streamline data handling, and enable scalable distribution by compressing geospatial imagery and data to as little as 1-2% of their original size—or by reducing file sizes by 1/10 while preserving visual and analytical fidelity.
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GeoExpress provides advanced compression workflows for both raster and LiDAR datasets, converting large datasets into highly efficient formats such as MrSID, JPEG 2000, and LAZ.
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Compressed outputs significantly reduce storage demands and enhance accessibility, enabling fast visualization and transmission across platforms—including mobile and bandwidth-constrained environments.
Tailor Geospatial Imagery to Project Requirements
GeoExpress delivers a robust suite of geospatial image editing tools designed to give you precise control over your raster data. With GeoExpress, you can:
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Crop, color balance, and reproject imagery to meet specific spatial and visual requirements
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Mosaic multiple raster files into seamless, continuous datasets
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Generate custom image tiles for optimized delivery and display
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Convert existing GIS imagery and data into MrSID format for efficient compression and compatibility
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Export selected imagery extents at exact dimensions and resolutions for targeted analysis or distribution
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Additionally, support for alpha bands allows you to apply true transparency, enhancing visualization and integration within layered GIS environments.
Seamlessly Integrate Raster Assets Across Multiple GIS Platforms
The industry-standard MrSID format ensures seamless integration with a wide range of geospatial software ecosystems. GeoExpress enables efficient processing, classification, and interpretation of imagery without compatibility limitations.
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MrSID-compressed data is fully interoperable with leading GIS and remote sensing platforms—including ArcGIS, QGIS, Global Mapper, Autodesk, ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI, SOCET GXP, and MicroStation—as well as geospatial libraries and toolchains such as GDAL and other Python-based workflows.
Raster Imagery Compatibility
Supports raster data compression to a range of standardized formats, including MrSID (industry standard), JPEG 2000 (ISO standard), and NITF (U.S. government standard).
User-Defined Compression Parameters
Users can specify either a compression ratio or opt for lossless encoding. For raster imagery, advanced settings allow target file size specification, per-band compression control, and quantization of floating-point data.
Uniform Color Adjustment Across Imagery
Perform color balancing on a single image and propagate the identical corrections across multiple images to ensure consistent visual quality throughout your dataset.
Support for LiDAR Point Cloud Data
Compress LiDAR data to MrSID and LAZ formats with up to 75% size reduction and no loss of spatial accuracy.
Loss-Free Encoding
A patented compression algorithm enables pixel-accurate preservation of geospatial data, ensuring true fidelity at the individual pixel level.
Image Area Selection and Export
Precisely edit images to your required dimensions and resolution. Extract targeted scenes, generate custom image tiles, or crop imagery to conform to shapefile boundaries.
MrSID Encoding Standard
Optimized for generating MrSID files, a wavelet-based format with built-in pyramids for fast loading and broad GIS compatibility.
Seamless Raster Stitching
Effortlessly create seamless mosaics that combine tiles into a unified image optimized for fast rendering in any GIS platform.
Multispectral Image Customization
Replicate image bands precisely, reorder them as needed, or assign distinct compression ratios to individual bands. MrSID Generation 4 (MG4) supports files containing up to 255 image bands.