NITF Quick Facts
Format Type Identifier |
NITF |
Reader/Writer |
Both |
Licensing Level |
Professional and above |
Dependencies |
None |
Dataset Type |
File |
Feature Type |
NITF, <source_dataset_filename>, <subdataset_name>, or <source_dataset_filename_subdataset_name> |
Typical File Extensions |
.ntf, .nsf |
Automated Translation Support |
Yes |
User-Defined Attributes |
Reader natively, or both reader and writer through TAB files |
Coordinate System Support |
Yes |
Generic Color Support |
No |
Spatial Index |
No |
Schema Required |
Yes |
Transaction Support |
No |
Encoding Support |
No |
Geometry Type |
nitf_type |
Geometry Support |
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Geometry |
Supported? |
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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 |
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Band Interpretations |
Red8, Red16, Green8, Green16, Blue8, Blue16, Gray8, Gray16, UInt8, Int16, UInt16, Int32, UInt32, Real32, Real64 |
Palette Key Interpretations |
UInt8 |
Palette Value Interpretations |
RGB24 |
Nodata Value |
Not available for continuous rasters. Any value for paletted rasters. |
Cell Origin (x, y) |
0.5, 0.5 |
Rotation Support |
Yes |
GCP Support |
Reading: Yes Writing: Through TAB files |
World File Support |
Yes |
TAB File Support |
Yes |