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===Raster format examples=== *ADRG β [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] (NGA)'s ARC Digitized Raster Graphics<ref>{{cite web |title=Arc Digitized Raster Graphic (ADRG) |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |work=Digital Preservation |date=2011-09-25 |url=http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000282.shtml |accessdate=2014-03-13}}</ref> *[[Binary file]] β An unformatted file consisting of raster data written in one of several [[data type]]s, where multiple band are stored in BSQ (band sequential), BIP (band interleaved by pixel) or BIL (band interleaved by line). Georeferencing and other metadata are stored one or more [[sidecar file]]s.<ref>{{cite web | title=Various Supported GDAL Raster Formats |url=http://www.gdal.org/frmt_various.html }}</ref> *[[Digital raster graphic]] (DRG) β digital scan of a paper [[USGS]] [[topographic map]] *ECRG β [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] (NGA)'s Enhanced Compressed ARC Raster Graphics (better resolution than CADRG and no color loss) *[[ECW (file format)|ECW]] β Enhanced Compressed Wavelet (from ERDAS). A compressed wavelet format, often lossy. *[[Esri grid]] β proprietary [[binary data|binary]] raster format used by [[Esri]] since the mid-1980s *[[GeoTIFF]] β [[TIFF]] variant enriched with GIS relevant metadata, especially [[georeferencing]]. An open format that has become one of the most common formats for data sharing. *IMG β [[ERDAS IMAGINE]] image file format *[[JPEG2000]] β Open-source raster format. A compressed format, allows both lossy and lossless compression. *[[MrSID]] β Multi-Resolution Seamless Image Database (by Lizardtech). A compressed wavelet format, allows both lossy and lossless compression. *[[netCDF]]-CF β netCDF file format with [[Climate and Forecast Metadata Conventions|CF medata conventions]] for earth science data. Binary storage in open format with optional compression. Allows for direct web-access of subsets/aggregations of maps through [[OPeNDAP]] protocol. *RPF β Raster Product Format, military file format specified in [[United States Military Standard|MIL-STD-2411]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Raster Product Format |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |work=Digital Preservation |date=2011-10-27 |url=http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000298.shtml |accessdate=2014-03-13}}</ref> **CADRG β Compressed ADRG, developed by [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|NGA]], nominal compression of 55:1 over ADRG (type of Raster Product Format) **[[Controlled Image Base|CIB]] β Controlled Image Base, developed by [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|NGA]] (type of Raster Product Format) *[[USGS DEM]] β The [[USGS]]' Digital Elevation Model **[[GTOPO30]] β Large complete Earth elevation model at 30 arc seconds, delivered in the USGS DEM format *[[DTED]] β [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] (NGA)'s Digital Terrain Elevation Data, the military standard for elevation data *[[World file]] β [[Georeference|Georeferencing]] a raster image file (e.g. JPEG, BMP)
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