ERDAS Software 2009 kits, now shipping

ERDAS Inc. announces that ERDAS Software 2009 media kits are now shipping to software maintenance customers and distributors. ERDAS Software 2009 includes new and updated versions of ERDAS’ products to author, manage, connect and deliver geospatial information.

ERDAS Software 2009 includes the recently announced ERDAS APOLLO 2009, as well as ERDAS IMAGINE 9.3, ERDAS ER Mapper 7.2, LPS 9.3, ERDAS ADE, ERDAS TITAN 2009 and ERDAS Image Web Server 2009. ERDAS IMAGINE Professional 9.3 includes joint licensing with ERDAS ER Mapper 7.2, providing both products when either is purchased. This change in licensing allows the ERDAS IMAGINE community to use both solutions simultaneously, easily integrating geospatial information into any organization’s business processes. Each customer shipment will also receive sample data sets from DigitalGlobe that includes Quickbird and WorldView-1 imagery.

ERDAS APOLLO solves the business problems associated with managing and serving large volumes of geospatial data located and distributed across an organization, simplifying the utilization of vector, raster and terrain data. ERDAS IMAGINE and LPS are the industry’s leading and most complete collection of software tools designed to manipulate, process and understand geospatial information and streamline numerous authoring workflows. ERDAS ER Mapper provides advanced image processing and compression capabilities widely used in a variety of industries including oil, gas and mineral exploration. ERDAS ADE enables real-time interactive updates and reporting of location information for online services. ERDAS TITAN 2009 is a data sharing tool for publishing, searching and retrieving geospatial information across organizations and end users. ERDAS Image Web Server is the fastest image server on the planet, simplifying the process of delivering and consuming data.

“ERDAS Software 2009 brings together the most advanced geospatial technology, seamlessly connecting these solutions to any organization’s business information,” said Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, ERDAS. “These solutions facilitate businesses in capitalizing on the geospatial information value chain used to build applications for understanding our changing Earth.”

New product downloads and licensing information is also available on the recently enhanced ERDAS website. ERDAS’ new annual release schedule includes a major release of ERDAS products each Fall, as well as a minor release in the Spring.

For more information about ERDAS IMAGINE 9.3 or other ERDAS solutions, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 877 GO ERDAS, or visit http://www.erdas.com.