LizardTech’s MrSID Generation 3 Format Now Supported in ESRI’s ArcPad 7

LizardTech (WA, USA) has announced that MrSID Generation 3 image compression format (MG3) is supported in ESRI’s ArcPad 7, making it easier to view high quality geospatial raster imagery on handheld devices.

ArcPad provides field-based personnel with the ability to capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display geographic information. Now with the MG3 implementation, ArcPad users can take advantage of GeoExpress’ image compression functionality to quickly repurpose an image for use on a handheld device. The ability to reproject and compress the images at differing compression ratios within the same mosaic will enable broader use of the imagery by remote field users and first responders in areas where remote access to geospatial imagery is critical.

Additionally, the integration of MrSID with ArcPad benefits the National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) image users. The flexibility and functionality that MG3 provides particularly for those using NAIP imagery are significant. With NAIP’s compressed county image mosaics being delivered in MG3 format, customers no longer have to double up their data by converting to MG2 to use it in ArcPad.

Another LizardTech product, Express Server, has also been recently integrated with ESRI’s ArcIMS. With ArcPad supporting MG3, users can keep their imagery in one place and in one format, and access it over the web in ArcIMS, locally via ArcMap, and remotely using ArcPad.