VRT Raster (GDAL Virtual Format) Quick Facts

Format Type Identifier VRT_RASTER
Reader/Writer Reader
Licensing Level Professional
Dependencies None
Dataset Type File
Feature Type Varies: schema is dependent on the source dataset
Typical File Extensions .vrt
Automated Translation Support Yes
User-Defined Attributes Yes
Coordinate System Support Yes, see Coordinate Systems
Generic Color Support No
Spatial Index No
Schema Required No
Transaction Support No
Geometry Type vrt_raster

VRT Raster (GDAL Virtual Format) 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 yes

VRT Raster (GDAL Virtual Format) Support

About FME Rasters

Band Interpretations

Red8, Red16, Green8, Green16, Blue8, Blue16, Alpha8, Alpha16, Gray8, Gray16, Int8, UInt8, Int16, UInt16, Int32, UInt32, Real32, Real64

Palette Key Interpretations

UInt8, UInt16, UInt32

Palette Value Interpretations

RGBA32

Nodata Value

Specified per-source in the .vrt file

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

No

GCP Support

Yes

World File Support

No

TAB File Support

No (however, underlying formats may support it)