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ERDAS ECW JPEG2000 SDK

Customize Your Application to Handle Large Images
Solve the problems associated with storing and transferring large imagery datasets. The ERDAS ECW JPEG2000 SDK enables software developers to increase the value of desktop applications they create by including robust support for the ECW and JPEG2000 wavelet compression formats.

The ERDAS ECW JPEG2000 SDK provides support for the visually-lossless ECW and numerically-lossless JPEG2000 imagery formats and the ECWP protocol. Enhanced Compression Wavelet (ECW) is a compressed format designed specifically for geospatial imagery, which can quickly compress and decompress huge images. Enhanced Compression Wavelet Protocol (ECWP) allows streaming of ECW images, enabling rapid delivery of even terabyte-sized images. JPEG2000 is an ISO-certified compressed image format that is commonly used for geospatial imagery.

The complete SDK provides the ability to create ECW and JPEG2000 images and read ECW, JPEG2000 and ECWP. ERDAS distributes a free, downloadable version of the SDK that enables read support.

Proven, Robust Support
Originally used in the ER Mapper products, this SDK has been implemented in all ERDAS software. ERDAS IMAGINE, LPS and ERDAS APOLLO use the SDK to provide support for these wavelet compression and transmission technologies. For over ten years, this industry-proven SDK has produced stable, high-quality commercial applications.

Handling of Compact, Storage-Efficient Data
Include ECW support in applications to benefit from the compact, easily-storable size of compressed imagery without compromising image-handling speed. ECW was specifically designed to quickly compress and open large files typical of geospatial imagery.

Timesaving GDAL Integration
Save time by accessing the ERDAS ECW JPEG2000 SDK via the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) interface. By simply adding the SDK, developers already using GDAL can easily provide ECW and JPEG2000 read support in desktop applications (without having to learn an additional toolkit).