Fractal Image Compression > Advantages of Fractal Image Compression > Potential Applications in Specialized Domains

Researchers believed fractal compression could become valuable in fields requiring:

•enormous image archives,

•scalable rendering,

•or high compression efficiency.

Potential application areas included:

•satellite imagery,

•astronomy,

•medical imaging,

•cartography,

•military reconnaissance,

•and scientific databases.

Large images with recurring natural structures were especially promising candidates.