GeoTIFF
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GeoTIFF is a geospatial image file format that embeds geographic metadata (such as coordinate system and projection) directly into standard TIFF raster data for use in GIS applications.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF | 0 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GeoTIFF profile
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geospatial raster file format ⓘ open file format specification ⓘ |
| advantage |
broad interoperability
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no need for separate world files ⓘ self-contained georeferencing ⓘ |
| basedOn |
GeoTIFF
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TIFF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
ArcGIS
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GDAL NERFINISHED ⓘ GRASS GIS NERFINISHED ⓘ MapServer NERFINISHED ⓘ PROJ ⓘ QGIS NERFINISHED ⓘ most GIS software ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.tif
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.tiff ⓘ |
| fullName | Geographic Tagged Image File Format NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecification |
GeoTIFF 1.0
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OGC GeoTIFF standard ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1990s ⓘ |
| license | public domain ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedBy | Niles Ritter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedFor | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory projects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
storage of georeferenced raster imagery
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use in geographic information systems ⓘ |
| relatedFormat | Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Open Geospatial Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stores |
coordinate reference system information
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datum information ⓘ ellipsoid parameters ⓘ georeferencing metadata ⓘ map projection parameters ⓘ model transformation matrix ⓘ pixel scale ⓘ raster image data ⓘ tie points ⓘ |
| supports |
NAD83 datum
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State Plane coordinate system ⓘ UTM coordinate system ⓘ WGS84 datum ⓘ aerial photography ⓘ custom coordinate systems ⓘ different datums ⓘ digital elevation models ⓘ elevation data ⓘ geographic coordinate systems ⓘ gridded data ⓘ lossless compression ⓘ multi-band rasters ⓘ projected coordinate systems ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ single-band rasters ⓘ striped storage ⓘ tiled storage ⓘ various TIFF compressions ⓘ various map projections ⓘ |
| usedFor |
map production
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remote sensing data distribution ⓘ spatial analysis ⓘ web map services back-end storage ⓘ |
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