Summary
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| Name |
Geographic Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) |
| Version |
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| Other names |
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| Identifiers |
Library of Congress Format Description Identifier:
fdd000279
PUID:
fmt/155
MIME:
image/tiff
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| Family |
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| Classification |
GIS, Image (Raster) |
| Disclosure |
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| Description |
GeoTIFF is a metadata standard, within the public domain, which allows georeferenceing information to be embedded within the TIFF file. GeoTIFF format can contain geospatial data such as aerial photography and satellite imagery which can be used in GIS applications. GeoTIFF files can be read by normal TIFF utilities, though they may unintentionally strip out the geospatial data in the process. GeoTIFF was originally created by Dr. Niles Ritter whilst working at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and published. In 2019 by the Open Geospatial Consortium publihsed the OGC GeoTIFF standard. |
| Orientation |
Text |
| Byte order |
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| Related file formats |
Has priority over Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) (2.2)
Has priority over Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) (2.1)
Has priority over Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) (2.0)
Has priority over Tagged Image File Format
Is subtype of Tagged Image File Format
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| Technical Environment |
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| Released |
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| Supported until |
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| Format Risk |
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| Developed by |
None.
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| Supported by |
None.
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| Source |
 Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
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| Source date |
02 Feb 2007 |
| Source description |
04/2024 (v.117)- Increased the max-offset for internal EOF signatures, updated the description, specification and LOC identifier. |
| Last updated |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Note |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoTIFF
http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/spec/geotiffhome.html
http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/GeoTIFF |
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