GeoTIFF Raster Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

GEOTIFF

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Reader: File

Writer: Folder

Feature Type

GEOTIFF or <source_dataset_filename>

Typical File Extensions

.tif

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Through TAB files

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Coordinates with coordinate system information can be stored in TAB files or headers; and coordinates (without coordinate system information) can be stored in world (.tfw) files.

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Never

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Geometry Type

geotiff_type

GeoTIFF Raster Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

no

circles

no

circular arc

no

donut polygon

no

elliptical arc

no

ellipses

no

line

no

none

no

point

no

polygon

no

raster

yes

solid

no

surface

no

text

no

z values

yes

GeoTIFF Raster-Specific Quick Facts

Band Interpretations

Red8, Red16, Green8, Green16, Blue8, Blue16, Alpha8, Alpha16, Gray8,
Gray16, Int8, UInt8, Int16, UInt16, Int32, UInt32, Real32, Real64

Palette Key Interpretations

UInt8, UInt16

Palette Value Interpretations

RGB24

Nodata Value

Any, but all bands on a raster must have the same value.

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

Yes

GCP Support

Yes

World File Support

Yes

TAB File Support

Yes