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SQLite MBTiles Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

MBTILES

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

File

Feature Type

MBTILES or <source_dataset_filename>

Typical File Extensions

.mbtiles

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

No

Coordinate System Support

Spherical Mercator

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Yes

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Geometry Type

mbtiles_type

MBTiles Raster Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

no

circles

no

circular arc

no

donut polygon

no

elliptical arc

no

ellipses

no

line

no

none

yes

point

no

polygon

no

raster

yes

solid

no

surface

no

text

no

z values

no

MBTiles Raster-Specific Quick Facts

Band Interpretations

  • Red8, Red16, Green8, Green16, Blue8, Blue16,
    Gray8, Gray16 (non-PNG only)
  • Alpha8, Alpha16 (PNG/PNG8 only)

Palette Key Interpretations

UInt8

Palette Value Interpretations

RGBA32 (non-PNG only)

Nodata Value

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

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

no

GCP Support

no

World File Support

no

TAB File Support

no