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Mastering Geospatial Analysis with Python
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Mastering Geospatial Analysis with Python

by Silas Toms, Paul Crickard, Eric van Rees
April 2018
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
440 pages
11h 36m
English
Packt Publishing
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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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