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GeoViewerVersion 9.0.1
August 2015
Copyright (c) 2015 LizardTech. All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

Product Overview 1

GeoViewer Pro Features 2

System Requirements 2

Installation Notes 3

New Features 4

Fixes 6

Customer Support 6

Legal 6

Product Overview
GeoViewer is a software solution for viewing raster, vector, WMS, and LiDAR imagery. GeoViewer sup-
ports a broad range of file formats, including the industry standard MrSID format and the ISO standard
JPEG 2000 format. You can use GeoViewer as a free application, or you can purchase GeoViewer Pro to
access additional functionality.

Here are some of the tasks that you can perform in GeoViewer when you use it as a free application:

l Display multispectral imagery and select the image bands that you want to display.
l View image metadata, including projection information.
l Display an OpenStreetMap layer as a base map.
l Browse and display imagery from a WMSserver that you specify.
 l Change the map's projection to view images in their native projection, in WGS84, or in Web Mer-
cator.
l Display LiDARpoint clouds in 3-D.
l Create bookmarks for frequently accessed locations.
l Measure distances.
l Export images or portions of images.
l Use dynamic range controls to improve the way that images are displayed.

GeoViewer Pro Features

Purchase GeoViewer Pro online to unlock additional functionality.

The following list describes some of the tasks that you can perform when you purchase GeoViewer Pro:

l Printing. Print images or portions of images that you specify.

l Tiled image export. Create image tiles when you export images.
l Changing projections. Change the map's projection to additional supported projections. With the
free version of GeoViewer, you can only display images in their native projection, in WGS 84, or in
Web Mercator.
l Area measurement. Display the area of shapes that you draw on the map.
l Location search. Search for a location using addressing information.

System Requirements
Before you install GeoViewer, verify that your system meets the minimum system requirements.

Operating System Requirements

You can run GeoViewer on 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. GeoViewer supports the following oper-
ating systems:

l Windows 7
l Windows 8
l Windows Server 2012
Hardware Requirements
For optimal performance, verify that your system meets the following recommended hardware require-
ments:

l 2.5 GHz quad core processor

l 4 GBRAM
l 200 MB of disk space for installation and additional space for images
l SATAdrive or better

However, it is still possible to run GeoViewer on systems with the following minimum hardware require-
ments:

l 1.5 GHz processor

l 1 GB RAM
l 200 MB of disk space for installation and additional space for images

Software Requirements
On Windows, GeoViewer requires the following software to run:

l Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

l Microsoft DirectX 9
l Visual Studio C++2013 Redistributable

If this software is not installed on your machine, the GeoViewer installer downloads and installs the soft-
ware for you.

NOTE:Microsoft DirectX is used to display LiDAR imagery in 3-D.

Installation Notes
To install GeoViewer, run the setup.exe program located in the parent directory of the installation
media. You can install GeoViewer for one user or for all the users of a machine. If you want to install
GeoViewer for all the users of a machine, run the setup.exe program with administrator privileges.

The installation process creates a shortcut in the LizardTech directory of the Start Menu.
New Features
Version 9.0 of GeoViewer includes the following new features and enhancements:

Printing
Print one or more images that you add to the map. When you print images, you can print the area that is
currently visible, print custom areas that you select, or print the full extents of all layers on the map.

You can print images at native resolution or automatically fit images on the number of pages that you spe-
cify. For example, you can specify that you want images to fit in an area two pages wide and two pages
high.

Printing is a GeoViewer Pro feature.

Bookmarks
Create bookmarks to save areas of interest that you access frequently. You can edit, delete, and export
bookmark areas. With GeoViewer Pro, you can also print bookmark areas.

Changing the Map's Projection

Reproject images to another projection that you specify. By default, you can display images in their native
projection, in WGS 84, and in Web Mercator. With GeoViewer Pro, you can reproject images to additional
supported projections.

Installation for All Users

When you install GeoViewer, you can either install GeoViewer for all the users of the machine or for a
single user. Previously, you could only install GeoViewer for a single user.

OpenStreetMap Support
Display an OpenStreetMap layer as a base map. The OpenStreetMap layer is excluded from export jobs
and print jobs.
Dynamic Range Stretching
When you open a 16-bit raster image, GeoViewer automatically uses dynamic range stretching to improve
the appearance of the image. To change or disable dynamic range stretching for a specific layer, right-click
a layer in the Project pane and select Layer Controls. To change or disable dynamic range stretching for
all layers, edit the UIpreferences.

Area Measurement
Display the area of shapes that you draw on the map. Area measurement is a GeoViewer Pro feature.

Location Search
Search for geographic coordinates or addressing information. Searching for locations with addressing
information is a GeoViewer Pro feature.

JPIP Improvements
When you access JPIPimagery, GeoViewer reads projection information from the JPIPserver to display
imagery in the correct location. Additionally, if you access the JPIPcomponent of a LizardTech Express
Server, you can browse a list of the imagery available on the server.

Tiled Image Export

When you export imagery from GeoViewer, you can select tiling options. You may want to create image
tiles when you export very large images. Tile image export is a GeoViewer Pro feature.

Expanded File Format Support

You can now view images in the CADRG and PNGfile formats. Additionally, you can view signed 16-bit
images.

Auxiliary File Support

GeoViewer now reads projection information from auxiliary files in the aux.xml format automatically. The
projection information from aux.xml files takes precedence over image metadata and over world files as
well.
Fixes
Version 9.0.1 of GeoViewer contains the following fixes:

Bug
Description
ID

GeoViewer may stop responding if you attempt to view floating point MrSIDGeneration 2 images with large, neg-
18550
ative no-data values.

Customer Support
To contact LizardTech Customer Support, visit the following website:

https://www.lizardtech.com/support/

Alternatively, call one of the following phone numbers:

1-866-725-5211

206-652-5211

Legal
Copyright 20092015 Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech. All rights reserved. Information in this doc-
ument is subject to change without notice. The software described in this document is furnished under a
license agreement or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance
with the terms of those agreements. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys-
tem, or transmitted in any form or any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and record-
ing for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use without the written permission of
LizardTech.LizardTech, MrSID, GeoExpress and Express Server are registered trademarks in the United
States and the LizardTech, GeoExpress, Express Server, ExpressView and GeoViewer logos are trade-
marks, and all are the property of Celartem Inc. d.b.a. LizardTech. Unauthorized use is pro-
hibited.LizardTech acknowledges and thanks the many individuals and organizations whose efforts have
made our products possible. A full list of copyright, trademark and credit information is available in the doc-
ument "Copyrights, Trademarks, and Credits" installed automatically with your product.