ECW
E902850
ECW is a proprietary wavelet-based compressed raster image format commonly used for large geospatial and aerial imagery datasets.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
proprietary file format
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raster image file format ⓘ |
| competesWith |
GeoTIFF with compression
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JPEG 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ MrSID NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compressionType |
lossy compression
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wavelet-based compression ⓘ |
| dataType | binary file format ⓘ |
| designedFor |
geographic information systems
ⓘ
remote sensing applications ⓘ web mapping services ⓘ |
| feature |
efficient disk space usage
ⓘ
fast display of large images ⓘ high compression ratios for large imagery ⓘ progressive rendering ⓘ support for coordinate reference systems via metadata ⓘ support for georeferencing information ⓘ support for overviews ⓘ support for pyramidal image structures ⓘ support for very large image dimensions ⓘ tiling support ⓘ visually lossless quality at high compression ⓘ |
| fileExtension | .ecw ⓘ |
| fullName | Enhanced Compressed Wavelet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMetadata |
coordinate system information
ⓘ
georeferencing parameters ⓘ geospatial metadata ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
fast zoom and pan operations
ⓘ
large-area imagery mosaics ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
storage of aerial imagery
ⓘ
storage of large geospatial imagery ⓘ storage of satellite imagery ⓘ |
| supports |
fast random access
ⓘ
large image datasets ⓘ multiband imagery ⓘ on-the-fly decompression ⓘ raster data ⓘ streaming of imagery over networks ⓘ |
| typicalDomain |
aerial survey industry
ⓘ
environmental monitoring ⓘ geospatial industry ⓘ mapping and cartography ⓘ |
| typicalUsers |
GIS professionals
ⓘ
aerial survey companies ⓘ remote sensing analysts ⓘ |
| usedWith |
GIS desktop software
ⓘ
remote sensing analysis tools ⓘ web GIS servers ⓘ |
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