MrSID vs. TIFF

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[Spatially Adjusted - Blog about ESRI and GIS] These MrSID images are great because they compress huge raster datasets down to a fraction of their size, but in doing that they cause problems. ArcMap does a great job with MrSID (much better than the old ArcView 3.x ever did) that you almost never notice the difference while panning and zooming, but when you hit that print button the problems begin.

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[Spatiallyadjusted.com] Spatially Adjusted - Blogging about ESRI and GIS: GIS Archives: I love the java applet that Gjermund Weisz is using on his blog about Sportsim. I've been thinking about taking part in the Arizona Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and if I do it, I'm going to use Sportsim.

 [Directionsmag.com] Articles - Directions Magazine: The announcement came via the company's Google Blog. How does it work? ... The Aerial photography is stored in MrSID compressed image format. ...

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Posted at August 03, 2005 10:34 AM