Geographic Information System/Raster Formats

From Wikiversity
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Rasters[edit | edit source]

Rasters are stored in many different file formats. Common file formats are:

  • JPEG
  • TIF
  • bitmap
  • SID

Each format will have different advantages and disadvantages, therefore you should read the documentation of each one of these file formats when determining which one to store your raster file in.