JPEG 2000 enabled client-server architecture for delivery and processing of MSI/HSI data

As the number of MSI/HSI data producers increase and the exploitation of this imagery matures, more users will request MSI/HSI data and products derived from MSI/HSI data. This paper presents client-server architecture concepts for the storage, processing, and delivery of MSI/HSI data and derived products in client-server architecture. A key component of this concept is the JPEG 2000 compression standard. JPEG 2000 is the first compression standard that is capable of preserving radiometric accuracy when compressing MSI/HSI data. JPEG 2000 enables client-server delivery of large data sets in which a client may select spatial and spectral regions of interest at a desired resolution and quality to facilitate rapid viewing of data. Using these attributes of JPEG 2000, we present concepts that facilitate thin-client server-side processing as well as traditional thick-client processing of MSI/HSI data.