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. At 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.