SRTM HGT Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

SRTMHGT

Reader/Writer

Reader

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Reader: File

Feature Type

SRTMHGT or <source_dataset_filename>

Typical File Extensions

.hgt

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Through TAB files

Coordinate System Support

LL-WGS84

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Never

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Encoding Support

No

Geometry Type

srtmhgt_type

 

Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

 

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

no

 

point

no

circles

no

 

polygon

no

circular arc

no

 

raster

yes

donut polygon

no

 

solid

no

elliptical arc

no

 

surface

no

ellipses

no

 

text

no

line

no

 

z values

no

none

no

 

 

 

 

Band Interpretations

Int16

Palette Key Interpretations

not applicable

Palette Value Interpretations

not applicable

Nodata Value

-32768

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

No

GCP Support

Through TAB files

World File Support

No

TAB File Support

Yes