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Raster data formats

These are some of the most popular raster data formats used for geographical information today:

ECW (Enhanced Compressed Wavelet): ECW is a compressed image format typically for aerial and satellite imagery. This GIS file type is known for its high compression ratios while still maintaining quality contrast in images.
Esri grid: A file format for adding attribute data to a raster file. Esri grid files are available as integer and floating point grids.
GeoTIFF (Geographic Tagged Image File Format): An industry image standard file for GIS and satellite remote sensing applications. Almost all GIS and image processing software packages have GeoTIFF compatibility.
JPEG 2000: An open source compressed raster format that allows ...

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