[Mapserver-users] mrSID

Fri Aug 22 08:51:27 EDT 2003

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Try creating ECW versions of the source image (TIF, BIL, etc) instead of
MrSid. You can create ECWs using gdal. The image quality is better and the
people (ERMapper and Frank Warmerdam) are great to work with...

David Lowther 
Software Engineer 
GEO Information Systems 
University of Oklahoma 
dlowther at ou.edu 
(405) 325-3131 
http://www.geo.ou.edu <http://www.geo.ou.edu/>  

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruno Luis [mailto:bruno.luis at ifadap.min-agricultura.pt] 
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 6:40 AM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: [Mapserver-users] mrSID

I was wondering... does MapServer support mrSID images?

Thanks

Bruno Luis

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<DIV><SPAN class=656155112-22082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Try 
creating ECW versions of the source image (TIF, BIL, etc) instead of MrSid. You 
can create ECWs using gdal. The image quality is better and the people (ERMapper 
and <SPAN class=656155112-22082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Frank 
Warmerdam</FONT></SPAN>) are great to work with...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Lowther</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Software Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>GEO Information 
Systems</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>University of Oklahoma</FONT> 
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>dlowther at ou.edu</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>(405) 325-3131</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><A 
href="http://www.geo.ou.edu/" target=_blank>http://www.geo.ou.edu</A></FONT> 
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  face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Bruno Luis 
  [mailto:bruno.luis at ifadap.min-agricultura.pt] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 
  22, 2003 6:40 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 
  mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Mapserver-users] 
  mrSID<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2>I was wondering... does MapServer support mrSID 
  images?</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT size=2>Bruno Luis</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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