Entries by Jordi Portell

New FARSHY release

We have released the new version of our professional image and maritime soundings viewer, FARSHY 1.2. The software can be downloaded from our website at this link. FARSHY can be tested on a few images for free. You can also request free 30-day evaluation licenses. For full licenses and support, please contact us.   With […]

New FAPEC and WinFAPEC releases

Today we have released the new versions of our professional data compression software, FAPEC Archiver 26.0, and of its graphical front-end for Windows, WinFAPEC 1.4.   The software can be downloaded from our website, at this link as usual.   With this new release, FAPEC consolidates as the best data compression solution for maritime data: […]

New year, new website look

Happy new year 2026! During the last few months, we have been working on a new, fresh design for our website. It still includes all the functionalities and contents you were used to, plus a few new ones. We hope that you like it! Meanwhile, we are working towards the new releases of FAPEC, WinFAPEC […]

Releases of FAPEC, WinFAPEC and FARSHY

We have released the new versions of our main software products: Our professional data compression software, FAPEC Archiver 25.0; its graphical front-end for Windows, WinFAPEC 1.3; and our professional image and maritime soundings viewer, FARSHY 1.1.   The software can be downloaded from our website, at this link for FAPEC and WinFAPEC, and this link […]

WinFAPEC in the Microsoft Store, including patch release

To make even easier the installation and use of FAPEC on Microsoft Windows machines, today we have published WinFAPEC in the Microsoft Store. This first publication in the Store corresponds to WinFAPEC 1.2 with the FAPEC core library 24.0.1 – a patch release that fixes some minor bugs, including an issue with genomics (FastQ) data compression. […]

Release of FAPEC

Today we have released the new version of our professional data compression software, FAPEC Archiver 24.0, as well as its graphical front-end for Windows, WinFAPEC 1.1. As in previous versions, the software can be downloaded from our website, at this link. Without any cost, it will provide you free decompression features (with some minor limitations) of […]

Release of FAPEC Archiver 23.0 and WinFAPEC 1.0

We have just released the new version of our professional data compression software, FAPEC Archiver 23.0. For the first time, we are also including a graphical front-end: WinFAPEC 1.0, for Microsoft Windows. As in previous versions, the software can be downloaded from our website, at this link. Without any cost, it will provide you free […]

Release of FAPEC Archiver 22.0 – codename “Merganser”

  Today, DAPCOM has released the new version of our propietary, high-performance, professional, staged data compressor: FAPEC Archiver 22.0 (codename Merganser). Anybody can request and download free evaluation licenses, and for the first time, free perpetual decompressors can be downloaded. It includes several exciting features: New professional stage to compress Kongsberg’s MBES data, including their […]

First Earth Observation images compressed by the new FAPEC-CILLIC algorithm onboard ESA’s OPS-SAT

The European Space Agency (ESA) launched OPS-SAT on 18 December 2019 into a circular, polar orbit at 515 km altitude.OPS-SAT is a technology demonstration nanosatellite based on the cubesat standard. The satellite is only 30cm x 10cm x 10cm, but it brings powerful technology and instrumentation onboard, such as a fine Attitude Determination Control System, […]

Gaia EDR3 bulk catalogue available in FAPEC format

The Gaia group at the University of Barcelona (IEEC – ICCUB), in cooperation with DAPCOM, has published an alternative copy of the bulk data files from Gaia EDR3 – the Early Data Release 3 from Gaia. Gaia EDR3 was published yesterday, 3rd December 2020. Besides the on-line catalogue, bulk CSV files were also made available […]