Preview the Future on ERDAS Labs

Norcross, GA – ERDAS Inc. announces the launch of ERDAS Labs (http://labs.erdas.com/), an informative new site highlighting technology currently being developed. The site is regularly updated with short postings, screenshots, movie clips and other media showcasing projects as they progress through the developer cycle.

At ERDAS, the product development teams are continuously evaluating, exploring and implementing new ideas, products, features and technologies. The software development process is highly collaborative, utilizing agile development procedures. On ERDAS Labs, there is information on a number of projects still under active development. Currently, this includes the new user interface for ERDAS IMAGINE, geoprocessing, a new algorithm for automatic terrain extraction and illumination equalization. A discussion on the recently announced Optimized Tile Delivery in ERDAS Image Web Server is also included in ERDAS Labs.

“ERDAS Labs provides the market and our customers a window into our product development activities; whether it’s a concept or idea we’re exploring, or a new feature under development for a product,” said Bruce Chaplin, Senior Vice President, Product Development, ERDAS. “We’ll showcase projects under active development, engaging our customers in conversations about these projects and soliciting their feedback.”

Whether it is an innovative new idea being explored or a major new feature being implemented for the next version of a product, ERDAS Labs provides a forum for discussion with the development team.

To see more, please visit http://labs.erdas.com/. For more information about ERDAS or its products and services, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 877 GO ERDAS, or visit www.erdas.com.

About ERDAS
ERDAS – The Earth to Business Company – helps organizations harness the information of the changing earth for greater advantage. ERDAS creates geospatial business systems that transform our earth’s data into business information, enabling individuals, businesses and public agencies to quickly access, manage, process and share that information from anywhere. Using secure geospatial information, ERDAS solutions improve employee, customer and partner visibility to information, enabling them to respond faster and collaborate better. It also means better decision-making, increased productivity and new revenue streams. Welcome to ERDAS: a trusted name, with a new energy, and a new vision. Earth to business starts here. ERDAS is a part of the Hexagon Group, Sweden. For more information about ERDAS or its products and services, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 866 534 2286, or visit www.erdas.com.