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JPEG2000 Description:
Stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group
(JPEG 2000) which is
a relatively
new technology based around wavelet-based
compression and bit-plane coding.
It
enables scalability
with respect to five different defined image
progression orders in a very highly compressed
yet high quality manner, similar to the ECW
and MrSID formats.
Our 3D GIS
mapping software Global Mapper v6.00
and
above can easily load files in the JPEG 2000
format that you may try with a Free
Download.
The
original JPEG was developed over 15 years
ago and with image distortion and even loss
of data, the JPEG committee felt time had
come for new standards.
You
may research more about the new JPEG 2000
standards with the links provided below.
Available
for free? Varies.
Web
Pages and FTP Sites:
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