Geographic Information System/Raster Formats

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Rasters

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.

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