Esri ASCII Grid Quick Facts
Format Type Identifier |
ESRIASCIIGRID |
Reader/Writer |
Both |
Licensing Level |
Professional and above |
Dependencies |
None |
Dataset Type |
Reader: File Writer: Folder |
Feature Type |
ESRIASCIIGRID or <source_dataset_filename> |
Typical File Extensions |
.grd, .asc |
Automated Translation Support |
Yes |
User-Defined Attributes |
Through TAB files |
Coordinate System Support |
Through TAB files |
Generic Color Support |
No |
Spatial Index |
Never |
Schema Required |
Not applicable |
Transaction Support |
No |
Encoding Support |
No |
Geometry Type |
esriasciigrid_type |
Esri ASCII Grid 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 |
Esri ASCII Grid Raster Support
Band Interpretations |
Real64 |
Palette Key Interpretations |
not applicable |
Palette Value Interpretations |
not applicable |
Nodata Value |
Any |
Cell Origin (x, y) |
0 or 0.5 |
Rotation Support |
No |
GCP Support |
Through TAB files |
World File Support |
No |
TAB File Support |
Yes |