World Meteorological Organization GRIB (GRIdded Binary) Quick Facts

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Format Type Identifier

GRIB

Reader/Writer

Reader

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Reader: File

Feature Type

GRIB or <source_dataset_filename>

Typical File Extensions

.grb, .grib, .grb1, .grib2

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

No

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

No

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Encoding Support No

Geometry Type Attribute

grib_type

World Meteorological Organization GRIB (GRIdded Binary) 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

World Meteorological Organization GRIB (GRIdded Binary) Raster Support

Band Interpretations

Real64

Palette Key Interpretations

not applicable

Palette Value Interpretations

not applicable

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