Top Benefits of Using GeoExpress for Image Compression
- Anvita Shrivastava
- Dec 18, 2025
- 4 min read
Updated: Dec 30, 2025
To make informed decisions about Defense, Government, Mapping, and Commercial industries, high-resolution GeoSpatial Imagery is needed. However, these high-resolution raster data files are often large and can be difficult to store because of their size, bandwidth, and performance limitations. GeoExpress® by LizardTech has been developed specifically to provide a solution to this challenge by providing excellent, standard image compression while maintaining the quality of the data.
Industry-Leading Image Compression with MrSID® and JPEG 2000
GeoExpress provides the tools to compress very large raster datasets using two popular formats, namely MrSID® and JPEG2000, designed specifically for storing geospatial imagery more compactly.
Key benefits from the use of GeoExpress include:
Significantly Smaller File Sizes due to very high compression ratios
Ability to choose between Lossless Compression and Lossy Compression, depending on the accuracy needs of the final product.
The preservation of critical visual and spatial detail.
With GeoExpress, businesses can efficiently store and distribute imagery while ensuring that it maintains the necessary quality for precise analytical and visualization purposes.
Reduced Costs Associated with Long-Term Storage & Faster Delivery of Data
Very large imagery files can rapidly deplete an organization’s storage infrastructure and impede rapid data transfer. GeoExpress solves this problem by enabling organizations to reduce the size of their files by as much as 95%, based on the type of imagery and the associated compression settings.
Benefits include:
Reduced Costs of Storing & Backing Up Images in the Long Term
Enhanced Streaming, Uploading, & Downloading Speed
Improved Performance of Web-Based and Cloud Workflow Systems.
These efficiencies are particularly important for organizations that have created national-scale imagery repositories or enterprise-wide GIS systems.
Optimized Performance for GIS and Remote Sensing Workflows
GeoExpress-compressed images provide quick access to and the ability to dynamically view the image even when connected through low-bandwidth connections (such as the Internet).
This benefits users through:
A rapid pan and zoom feature.
Capability to decompress on the fly for real-time analysis.
Seamless integration with other GIS applications.
Performance optimization provides immediate access to imagery that can be viewed without waiting for the entire file to be downloaded, therefore providing maps quickly for analysts and decision makers.
Support for Large and Complex Rasters
Modern sensors produce very large and complex raster datasets (s) that include multispectral, hyperspectral, and elevation data. GeoExpress is built to address these challenges.
Support capabilities include:
Very large raster files (the size of multiple terabytes)
Multi-band and high bit-depth images
DEMs and other elevation data
GeoExpress supports the scalability of the images as the imagery collections continue to increase in both size and complexity.
Geospatial Integrity and Metadata Preservation
Professional geographic information systems (GIS) workflows rely on accurate geospatial integrity and metadata records to be effective. GeoExpress allows users to preserve:
The various types of coordinate systems and projections utilized in GIS
The spatial accuracy/georeferencing of the data
All of the embedded metadata that is vital to analysing those records
Maintaining these items will result in the compressed image files being fully compatible with any downstream applications and compliant with both industry and regulatory standards for professional use.
Flexible Compression Control for Any Use Case
GeoExpress has advanced compression control options that allow the user to customize the compression settings according to the requirements of a specific project.
Users have the Following Options:
The ability to set the compression ratio(s)
Ability to compress -for archival-grade data and analysis-level data as lossless/archival-grade compression.
Ability to compress—For visualization and distribution using lossy/lossy compression.
Being able to control the settings and types of compression on compressed image files allows GeoExpress to be a viable solution for any number of long-term preservation applications, but it is especially important to have compression software for the rapid dissemination of imagery products.
Highly Compatible and Conforms To Industry Standards
GeoExpress supports many open standards, as well as the popular standard formats, which allow for interoperability of geospatial content between platforms and organizations.
Key compatibility features:
Support for JPEG 2000 in Standards-based Geospatial Workflows
Integration with the Leading GIS Solutions Provider, such as Esri
Cross-platform Operations Within Enterprise Applications
Meeting Industry Standards Provides GeoExpress With Long-term Viability And Easy Access To Compressed Imagery.
Trustworthy Technology for Mission Critical Applications
GeoExpress Is Globally Recognized And Used By Companies That Require Trustworthy Reliability, Accuracy, And Performance, Including:
Defense and Intelligence Organizations
US Federal, State, And Local Governments
Mapping / Surveying Organizations
Commercial Imagery Providers
Because Of This Proven Track Record, GeoExpress Has Gained The Trust Of Companies Requiring Critical Mission Geospatial Operations.
GeoExpress is an outstanding solution for e-commerce or online content, as it provides a unique combination of performance, image compression, and geospatial accuracy. It is helping organizations reduce their storage costs, improve their access speed to all data, and optimize the use of their geospatial data through its support for large and complex datasets.
From an organization with large-volume images to the distribution of high-resolution imagery to the consumer, GeoExpress is the best tool available for modern geospatial processes.
For more information or any questions regarding the LizardTech suite of products, please don't hesitate to contact us at:
Email: info@geowgs84.com
USA (HQ): (720) 702–4849
(A GeoWGS84 Corp Company)
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