ECW Quick Facts

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Format Type Identifier

ECW

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Reader: File, Writer: Folder

Feature Type

ECW or <source_dataset_filename>

Typical File Extensions

.ecw

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Through TAB files

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

No

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Encoding Support

No

Geometry Type

ecw_type

 

Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

 

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

no

 

point

no

circles

no

 

polygon

no

circular arc

no

 

raster

yes

donut polygon

no

 

solid

no

elliptical arc

no

 

surface

no

ellipses

no

 

text

no

line

no

 

z values

no

none

no

 

 

 

 

Band Interpretations

Red8, Green8, Blue8, Alpha8, Gray8

Palette Key Interpretations

not applicable

Palette Value Interpretations

not applicable

Nodata Value

not applicable

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

No

GCP Support

Reading: Yes

Writing: Through TAB files only

World File Support

No

TAB File Support

Yes