Maptech BSB Nautical Chart Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

BSB

Reader/Writer

Reader

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

File

Feature Type

BSB or <source_dataset_filename>

Typical File Extensions

.kap

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Through TAB files

Coordinate System Support

LL-WGS84 only

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Never

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Encoding Support

No

Geometry Type

bsb_type

BSB 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

no

BSB Raster Support

Band Interpretations

not applicable

Palette Key Interpretations

UInt8

Palette Value Interpretations

RGB24

Nodata Value

not applicable

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

No

GCP Support

Through TAB files

World File Support

No

TAB File Support

Yes