Redlands, California-ESRI, the leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, announces Image Server, a new product that resolves bottlenecks in conventional image-processing workflows.
This technology was originally developed by MAPS geosystems, a leading producer of innovative geospatial imaging solutions and a long-time ESRI business partner.
ESRI’s Image Server provides fast access and visualization of large quantities of file-based imagery, processed on the fly and on demand. Image Server combines image processing and distribution and enables the creation of new Web-based solutions that will increase the usage and value of geospatial imagery in a GIS context. Output imagery is displayed instantaneously for a number of concurrent users without the requirement to first preprocess the data and load it into a DBMS.
ESRI will initially launch Image Server as a stand-alone product that supports most GIS vendors’ software, including ArcGIS, ERDAS IMAGINE, Intergraph GeoMedia, and MapInfo Pro, as well as CAD software such as AutoCAD and MicroStation. In addition, this server supports open standards such as WMS and HTML viewers.
“Our new Image Server is expected to be immediately popular within large mapping and imagery data management companies. There is also an opportunity for significant use within agencies and companies that manage, distribute and use large quantities of image data,” says Jack Dangermond, president of ESRI.
Key functionality of ESRI’s Image Server includes
· Fast access to large image datasets · On-the-fly server-based image processing · Production of multiple imagery products from a single source · Multiplatform GIS/CAD/Web client access · Direct access to multiple file formats and compression · Fully scalable enterprise client/server architecture · Data security and access logging · Independence from third-party software or DBMS · Expandability through extensions and SDK
For more information, visit www.esri.com on the Web, call ESRI at 1-800-447-9778, or call your ESRI regional office (to locate your regional office, visit www.esri.com/usa). Outside the United States, contact your local ESRI distributor; see www.esri.com/international on the Web.
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About ESRI
Founded in 1969, ESRI is the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI software is used in all 200 of the largest cities in the United States and in more than 60 percent of counties and municipalities nationwide. Headquartered in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than
90 countries, and more than 1,700 business partners. ESRI’s goal is to develop comprehensive tools that enable users to efficiently manage, use, and serve geographic information to make a difference in the world around them. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com <http://www.esri.com>.
About MAPS geosystems MAPS geosystems is a leading producer of aerial survey, satellite and map data. MAPS has executed over 1000 aerial survey and mapping projects in 60 countries. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, MAPS geosystems has production facilities and subsidiaries throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Major customers are engineering firms, energy and utility providers, municipalities, local and regional authorities, national governments and international agencies and organizations.
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