National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) Quick Facts
Format Type Identifier |
NITF |
Reader/Writer |
Both |
Licensing Level |
Professional and above |
Dependencies |
None |
Dataset Type |
File |
Feature Type |
|
Typical File Extensions |
.ntf, .nsf |
Automated Translation Support |
Yes |
User-Defined Attributes |
Reader natively, or |
Coordinate System Support |
Yes |
Generic Color Support |
No |
Spatial Index |
No |
Schema Required |
Yes |
Transaction Support |
No |
Encoding Support |
No |
Geometry Type |
nitf_type |
NITF 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 |
NITF Raster Support
Band Interpretations |
Red8, Red16, Green8, Green16, Blue8, Blue16, Gray8, |
Palette Key Interpretations |
UInt8 |
Palette Value Interpretations |
RGB24 |
Nodata Value |
Not available for continuous rasters. Any value for paletted rasters. |
Cell Origin (x, y) |
0.5, 0.5 |
Rotation Support |
Yes |
GCP Support |
Reading: Yes Writing: Through TAB files |
World File Support |
Yes |
TAB File Support |
Yes |