The directives that are processed by the NITF reader are listed below. The suffixes shown are prefixed by the current <ReaderKeyword> in a mapping file. By default, the <ReaderKeyword> for the NITF reader is NITF.
DATASET
The value for this directive is the name of a single NITF file. Typical file extensions include .ntf and .nsf.
Required/Optional
Required
Mapping File Syntax
NITF_DATASET “C:\DATA\NITF\i_3114e.ntf”
Workbench Parameter
Source NITF (National Imagery Transmission Format) File(s)
FEATURE_TYPE_NAME
The values for this directive are listed in the table below. The Feature Type Name depends on the value used.
| Value | Feature Type Name | Example |
|---|---|---|
|
FORMAT_NAME (default value) |
<reader_type_name> | NITF |
| FILE_NAME | <filename> | A0132 |
| SUBDATASET_NAME | <subdataset_name> | SUBDATASET_IMAGE_1 |
| FILE_NAME_AND_SUBDATASET_NAME | <filename_subdataset_ name> | A0132_SUBDATASET_IMAGE_1 |
Required/Optional
Required
Mapping File Syntax
FEATURE_TYPE_NAME FORMAT_NAME
Workbench Parameter
Feature Type Name(s)
APPLY_GCPS
The value for this keyword is either Yes or No.
If set to Yes, then GCP information, including a GCP projection, will be read from the file and applied to the raster data as an affine transformation. If set to No, the GCP information is preserved as properties on the raster geometry. The default value for this directive is No.
Required/Optional
Required
Mapping File Syntax
APPLY_GCPS “YES”
Workbench Parameter
Apply GCPs
GCP_INTERPOLATION_METHOD
Required/Optional: Required
The value for this keyword is one of NearestNeighbor, Bilinear or Bicubic.The default value for this directive is NearestNeighbor.
If APPLY_GCPS is set to Yes, this directive must be specified.
Example:
GCP_INTERPOLATION_METHOD “Bilinear”
Workbench Parameter
GCP Interpolation Method
GEOREFERENCING_SOURCE
Some NITF datasets may store georeferencing information in multiple locations. This option specifies which of these locations is the preferred source for the raster georeferencing.
The IGEOLO record is part of the standard NITF file structure.
The MAPLO and GEOLO TREs are optional extensions to NITF which may not be present in a dataset. When present, these TREs store georeferencing with greater precision than IGEOLO.
The default precedence for georeferencing information is MAPLO > GEOLO > IGEOLO.
Values
MAPLO (default) | GEOLO | IGEOLO
Mapping File Syntax
GEOREFERENCING_SOURCE “IGEOLO”
Workbench Parameter
Georeferencing Source
SEARCH_ENVELOPE
Using the minimum and maximum x and y parameters, define a bounding box that will be used to filter the input features. Only features that interact with the bounding box are returned.
If all four coordinates of the search envelope are specified as 0, the search envelope will be disabled.
Mapping File Syntax
<ReaderKeyword>_SEARCH_ENVELOPE <minX> <minY> <maxX> <maxY>
Note: If all four coordinates of the search envelope are specified as zero, the search envelope will be disabled.
Required/Optional
Optional
Workbench Parameter
Minimum X, Minimum Y, Maximum X, Maximum Y
SEARCH_ENVELOPE_COORDINATE_SYSTEM
This directive specifies the coordinate system of the search envelope if it is different than the coordinate system of the data.
The COORDINATE_SYSTEM directive, which specifies the coordinate system associated with the data to be read, must always be set if the SEARCH_ENVELOPE_COORDINATE_SYSTEM directive is set.
If this directive is set, the minimum and maximum points of the search envelope are reprojected from the SEARCH_ENVELOPE_COORDINATE_SYSTEM to the reader COORDINATE_SYSTEM prior to applying the envelope.
Required/Optional
Optional
Mapping File Syntax
<ReaderKeyword>_SEARCH_ENVELOPE_COORDINATE_SYSTEM <coordinate system>
Workbench Parameter
Search Envelope Coordinate System
CLIP_TO_ENVELOPE
This directive specifies whether or not FME should clip features to the envelope specified in the SEARCH_ENVELOPE directive.
Values
YES | NO (default)
Mapping File Syntax
<ReaderKeyword>_CLIP_TO_ENVELOPE [yes | no]
Workbench Parameter
Clip To Envelope
EXPOSED_ATTRS
This directive allows the selection of format attributes to be explicitly added to the reader feature type.
This is similar to exposing format attributes on a reader feature type once it has been generated; however, it is even more powerful because it enables schema-driven applications other than Workbench to access and leverage these attributes as if they were explicitly on the schema as user attributes.
The result of picking a list of attributes is a comma-separated list of attribute names and types that will be added to the schema features. Currently all reader feature types will receive the same set of additional schema attributes for a given instance of the reader.
Required/Optional
Optional
Mapping File Syntax
Not applicable.
While it is possible for FME Objects applications to invoke this directive, the required format is not documented.
This directive is intended for use in our GUI applications (for example, Workbench) only.
Workbench Parameter
Additional Attributes to Expose