diff --git a/libraries/libaec/README b/libraries/libaec/README index ce12cde722..7b877fef1f 100644 --- a/libraries/libaec/README +++ b/libraries/libaec/README @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ -Libaec provides fast lossless compression of 1 up to 32 bit wide signed or -unsigned integers (samples). The library achieves best results for low entropy -data as often encountered in space imaging instrument data or numerical model -output from weather or climate simulations. While floating point -representations are not directly supported, they can also be efficiently coded -by grouping exponents and mantissa. +Libaec provides fast lossless compression of 1 up to 32 bit wide +signed or unsigned integers (samples). The library achieves best +results for low entropy data as often encountered in space imaging +instrument data or numerical model output from weather or climate +simulations. While floating point representations are not directly +supported, they can also be efficiently coded by grouping exponents +and mantissa. Libaec implements Golomb-Rice coding as defined in the Space Data System Standard documents [121.0-B-2][1] and [120.0-G-2][2]. diff --git a/libraries/libaec/slack-desc b/libraries/libaec/slack-desc index 991de83c37..8d3b6ceb9d 100644 --- a/libraries/libaec/slack-desc +++ b/libraries/libaec/slack-desc @@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ libaec: instrument data or numerical model output from weather or climate libaec: simulations. While floating point representations are not directly libaec: supported, they can also be efficiently coded by grouping exponents libaec: and mantissa. -libaec: +libaec: libaec: Libaec can replace SZIP.