Supported Image Formats

FormatExtensionsReadWriteUses GDALNotes
ADRG imagegen, thfYYUntested
BSB nautical chartkap, nosYYUntested
CEOSYYUntested, 8-bit only
DIPExYYUntested
EIRhdrYUntested
EOSAT FASTYYUntested
Erdas 7 LAN/GISlan, gisYYUntested
Erdas ImagineimgYYUntested
EUMETSAT archivenatYYUntested
FITfitYY
FITSfitsYY
Fuji BASYYUntested
Geosoft GXFYYUntested
GIFgifYYY
GSC GeogridYYUntested
Idrisi RSTrstYYUntested
ILWISYYUntested
ISIS2YYUntested
ISIS3cubYYUntested
JPEGjpg, jpegYYY
L1BYYUntested
Leveller selection masklvsY
NASA ELASelasYYUntested
NASA PDSlblYYUntested
NDF (NLAPS data format)h1, h2, hdYYUntested
NITFYYUntested
NOAA L1BYYUntested
OpenEXRexrY
PCI AuxauxYYUntested
PCIDSKpixYY
PCRasterYYUntested
PNGpngYYY
PPMppmYYY
Radarsat 2xmlYYUntested
RadiancehdrY
RIKYYUntested
RMF imagerswYYUntested
RS2YYUntested
RSTYYUntested
SGIYYUntested
TargatgaYY
TIFF/GeoTIFFtif, tiffYYY
USGS DOQ1YYUntested
USGS DOQ2YYUntested
Vexcel MMFYYUntested
Vexcel MMF2YYUntested
Windisp 4 IDAimgYYUntested
Windows bitmapbmpYYY
X11 PixmapxpmYY

 


1. Not all format variants or features may work.
2. Algorithm based on reverse engineering instead of format specs.