LizardTech, a division of Celartem Inc. and a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced the release of the GeoExpress Best Practices Guide at the Autodesk University Conference 2009 in Las Vegas, where the company is exhibiting in booth #345 this week. The GeoExpress Best Practices Guide is a printable key designed to help navigate the many workflows available using LizardTech GeoExpress software, and provide users with the best settings and options to use for optimal image quality and performance. Many of the decisions that are made and the options that are selected in compressing, manipulating and publishing imagery have impacts for downstream users.

“LizardTech’s goal is to provide our users with information to understand and use best practices so that they and their end users can get the most out of their imagery,” said Jon Skiffington, director of marketing. The complete GeoExpress Best Practices Guide is available as a free download here: http://www.lizardtech.com/products/geo/datasheets.php. Hard copies will also be distributed at the Autodesk University conference in LizardTech’s booth #345. At the Autodesk University conference, LizardTech will be showcasing its Express Suite™ line of geospatial products, which consists of GeoExpress for image compression and manipulation, Spatial Express™ for storage, Express Server™ for high-performance delivery and distribution and LiDAR Compressor™ for turning giant point cloud data into efficient MrSID files.

About LizardTech Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered MrSID® (Multiresolution Seamless Image Database), a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format, and sits on the Technical Committee of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for the purpose of extending the capabilities of JPEG 2000 to geospatial applications, driving cross-platform interoperability and rapid Internet distribution for geospatial imagery. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, London and Tokyo and is a division of Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules: 4330). For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com or call 206-652-5211 or toll free 1-866-725-5211.

About Celartem   Celartem Technology Inc. develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression, scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, Hercules:4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Celartem Inc., with headquarters in Seattle.