MrSID
E902851
MrSID is a proprietary wavelet-based image compression format commonly used for efficiently storing and distributing large geospatial raster datasets such as aerial and satellite imagery.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MrSID canonical | 2 |
| MrSID Generation 2 | 1 |
| MrSID Generation 3 | 1 |
| MrSID Generation 4 | 1 |
| MrSID Generation 5 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11060134 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MrSID Context triple: [QGIS, supportsRasterFormat, MrSID]
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A.
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000 is an image compression standard that improves on the original JPEG by using wavelet-based compression to provide higher quality, better scalability, and advanced features such as lossless compression and region-of-interest coding.
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B.
HDF
HDF is the acronym for the Hungarian Defence Forces, the unified military organization responsible for Hungary’s national defense and participation in international security operations.
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C.
TIF
TIF is a major annual international trade fair held in Thessaloniki, Greece, showcasing products, services, and innovations from domestic and global exhibitors.
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D.
TIF
TIF is the IATA airport code for Taif Regional Airport, which serves the city of Taif in Saudi Arabia.
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E.
TIF
TIF is the former New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Tiffany & Co., the luxury jewelry and specialty retailer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MrSID Target entity description: MrSID is a proprietary wavelet-based image compression format commonly used for efficiently storing and distributing large geospatial raster datasets such as aerial and satellite imagery.
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A.
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000 is an image compression standard that improves on the original JPEG by using wavelet-based compression to provide higher quality, better scalability, and advanced features such as lossless compression and region-of-interest coding.
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B.
HDF
HDF is the acronym for the Hungarian Defence Forces, the unified military organization responsible for Hungary’s national defense and participation in international security operations.
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C.
TIF
TIF is a major annual international trade fair held in Thessaloniki, Greece, showcasing products, services, and innovations from domestic and global exhibitors.
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D.
TIF
TIF is the IATA airport code for Taif Regional Airport, which serves the city of Taif in Saudi Arabia.
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E.
TIF
TIF is the former New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Tiffany & Co., the luxury jewelry and specialty retailer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
image file format
ⓘ
proprietary file format ⓘ wavelet-based compression format ⓘ |
| associatedSidecarExtension | .sdw ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedIn |
GIS software
ⓘ
mapping applications ⓘ national imagery programs ⓘ |
| competesWith |
ECW
ⓘ
JPEG 2000 ⓘ |
| compressionMethod | wavelet compression ⓘ |
| developer |
Extensis
ⓘ
LizardTech ⓘ |
| domain |
geographic information systems
ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ |
| feature |
high compression ratios
ⓘ
multiresolution storage ⓘ selective decompression ⓘ spatially selective decoding ⓘ streaming of large images ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .sid ⓘ |
| fullName | Multiresolution Seamless Image Database ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
MrSID Generation 2
ⓘ
linked to:
MrSID
MrSID Generation 3 ⓘ
linked to:
MrSID
MrSID Generation 4 ⓘ
linked to:
MrSID
MrSID Generation 5 ⓘ
linked to:
MrSID
|
| licenseModel | proprietary license ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
efficient storage of large geospatial imagery
ⓘ
web-based image delivery ⓘ |
| stores | georeferencing information via world files or metadata ⓘ |
| supports |
color imagery
ⓘ
coordinate reference systems via metadata ⓘ grayscale imagery ⓘ large image dimensions ⓘ lossless compression ⓘ lossy compression ⓘ multispectral imagery ⓘ pyramidal image structures ⓘ tiling and indexing for fast access ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
large satellite image archives
ⓘ
national-scale aerial imagery mosaics ⓘ statewide orthophoto programs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerial imagery
ⓘ
geospatial raster data ⓘ image compression ⓘ large raster datasets ⓘ orthophotos ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MrSID Description of subject: MrSID is a proprietary wavelet-based image compression format commonly used for efficiently storing and distributing large geospatial raster datasets such as aerial and satellite imagery.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MrSID
linked to: MrSID
linked to: MrSID
linked to: MrSID