PCIDSK PCI Geomatics Database File (PCIDSK) Quick Facts

Format Type Identifier

PCIDSK

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

File

Feature Type

PCIDSK or <source_dataset_filename>

Typical File Extensions

.pix

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Through TAB files

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

No

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Encoding Support

No

Geometry Type

pcidsk_type

PCIDSK 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

PCIDSK Raster Support

Band Interpretations

Red8, Red16, Green8, Green16, Blue8, Blue16, Alpha8, Alpha16, Gray8, Gray16

Palette Key Interpretations

not applicable

Palette Value Interpretations

not applicable

Nodata Value

not applicable

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

No

GCP Support

Reading: Yes

Writing: Through TAB Files

World File Support

No

TAB File Support

Yes