Extensis Software

Extensis® (previously known as LizardTech) creates software solutions that manage, compress, view, and distribute large-scale geospatial information. The company’s solutions allow government departments, GIS specialists, engineering companies, and businesses to process large volumes of high-resolution aerial images, satellite images, LiDAR, and other geospatial data effectively.

LizardTech created MrSID® (Multiresolution Seamless Image Database), a highly efficient solution for geospatial image compression and a file format intended to reduce the size of images dramatically and ensure high quality of images. The use of MrSID allows for storing, viewing, accessing, and distributing large raster datasets without losing practical resolution.

Extensis’ geospatial solutions will be useful when working with large image datasets on desktops, servers, in the cloud, and at enterprise levels. These solutions can be used to minimize storage demands, speed up image transfer, and work with large geospatial datasets effectively.

The products offered by the firm can be applied in various industries such as Geographic Information System (GIS), surveying, mapping, defense, government, environmental management, utilities, transport, engineering, natural resources, and remote sensing. The professionals involved can apply the technologies to operate effectively with high-resolution images and LiDAR data without losing the spatial information needed for analysis.

In dealing with aerial and satellite imagery management as well as LiDAR data, Extensis is continuing with the legacy that LizardTech built through its geospatial technologies.