Raster Data
Raster data is data represented as a grid of pixels. This includes both imagery and digital elevation models (DEM
Digital Elevation Models. This is data stored in a pixel-based raster format, where the pixel value represents elevation.) which represent terrain data.
Supported Formats
| Common Name | Extension | Read | Write | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC Digitized Raster Graphics | *img, *ovr | ● | Image | |
| Arc/Info ASCII Grid | *.asc | ● | ● | DEM |
| Arc/Info Binary Grid | *.adf | ● | DEM | |
| BIL/HDR Raster Dataset | *.bil | ● | Image | |
| Bitmap Files | *.bmp | ● | ● | Image |
| DTED Military Elevation | *.dt0, *.dt1, *.dt2, *.dt3, *.dt4 | ● | DEM | |
| USGS SDTS DEM | *.ddf | ● | DEM | |
| USGS ASCII DEM | *.dem | ● | ● | DEM |
| BIL Raster Dataset | *.bil | ● | DEM | |
| BSB Files | *.kap | ● | Image | |
| BSQ Files | *.bsq | ● | Image, DEM | |
| Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics | ● | Image | ||
| Enhanced Compressed Wavelet | *.ecw | ● | ● | Image |
| JPEG | *.jpg | ● | ● | Image |
| JPEG 2000 | *.jp2 | ● | ● | Image |
| Portable Network Graphics | *.png | ● | ● | Image |
| Shuttle Radio Topography Mission | *.hgt | ● | DEM | |
| TIFF and GeoTIFF | *.tif | ● | ● | Image, DEM |