U.S. Geological Survey Digital Elevation Model (USGSDEM) Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

USGS_DEM

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Reader: File

Writer: Folder

Feature Type

“USGS_DEM”, “Vertical”, “Stats”

Typical File Extensions

.dem

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Through TAB files

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Not applicable

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Encoding Support

No

Geometry Type

dem_type

USGSDEM Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

no

circles

no

circular arc

no

donut polygon

no

elliptical arc

no

ellipses

no

line

no

none

no

point

reader only

polygon

no

raster

yes

solid

no

surface

no

text

no

z values

no

USGSDEM Raster Support

Band Interpretations

Int32, Real64

Palette Key Interpretations

not applicable

Palette Value Interpretations

not applicable

Nodata Value

-32767

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

No

GCP Support

Through TAB files

World File Support

No

TAB File Support

Yes