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Table 5
Performance of Image Compression Algorithms

                               DE-1 Images
     Truncation              RMS Error              Compression Factor
   (Counts/Pixel)          (Counts/Pixel)

        ± 1                 0.51 ± 0.03                2.3 ± 0.5
        ± 2                 0.85 ± 0.10                2.9 ± 0.7
        ± 3                 1.15 ± 0.18                3.5 ± 0.7
        ± 4                 1.43 ± 0.33                4.1 ± 0.7
        ± 5                 1.62 ± 0.34                5.5 ± 0.8


                               DMSP Images
     Truncation              RMS Error              Compression Factor
   (Counts/Pixel)          (Counts/Pixel)

        ± 1                 0.63 ± 0.02                3.2 ± 0.7
        ± 2                 1.00 ± 0.05                4.5 ± 1.2
        ± 3                 1.21 ± 0.13                5.7 ± 1.6
        ± 4                 1.32 ± 0.22                6.5 +1.5/-1.6
        ± 5                 1.37 ± 0.27                7.1 +0.9/-1.6

Table 5Performance of Image Compression Algorithms

Table 5
Performance of Image Compression Algorithms