PostGIS Raster Quick Facts

Format Type Identifier

POSTGIS_RASTER

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Database

Feature Type

Table name

Typical File Extensions

None

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Always

Schema Required

Yes

Transaction Support

Yes

Geometry Type

postgis_type

PostGIS 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

PostGIS Raster Raster-Specific Quick Facts

Band Interpretations Red8, Red16, Green8, Green16, Blue8, Blue16, Alpha8, Alpha16, Gray8, Gray16, UInt8, UInt16, UInt32, Int8, Int16, Int32, Real32, Real64
Palette Key Interpretations N/A
Palette Value Interpretations N/A
Nodata Value Any
Cell Origin (x, y) 0.5, 0.5
Rotation Support Yes
GCP Support No
World File Support No
TAB File Support No