Supported Data Types
The following table lists the data types that ENVI supports.
- Click on the hyperlinks for additional information.
- A selection under the Remote column indicates that you can open the data type through the Open Remote Dataset dialog and the Remote Connection Manager.
- See the ENVI System Requirements for supported versions of ArcGIS Pro.
See the following sections:
Raster Formats
A separate NITF Module license is required to view NITF files; contact your sales representative for more information.
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Data Type |
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Remote |
Read Menu Option |
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ADS40 (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > ADS40/ADS80 |
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ADS80 (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > ADS40/ADS80 |
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AIRSAR (JPL Stokes matrix format) |
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See Radar Tools. |
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AlSat-2A (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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ALOS Level-1B2 AVNIR-2 |
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File > Open |
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ALOS Level-1A and 1B1 AVNIR-2 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > ALOS > AVNIR-2 |
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ALOS Level-1A and 1B1 PRISM |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > ALOS > PRISM
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ALOS Level-1B2 PRISM |
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File > Open |
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ALOS-1 and -2 PALSAR (CEOS) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Radar Sensors > ALOS-PALSAR File > Open As > Optical Sensors > ALOS > PALSAR |
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ArcGIS Image Services (JPEG, PNG, TIFF) |
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File > Open Remote Dataset File > Remote Connection Manager |
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ArcGIS Mosaic datasets (JPEG, PNG, TIFF) |
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File > Open Remote Dataset File > Remote Connection Manager ArcGIS mosaic datasets are opened as geodatabase raster files. |
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ArcView Raster (BIL) |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > ArcView Raster |
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ASCII (x,y,z and gridded) |
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File > Open As > Generic Formats > ASCII See Save File As ASCII. |
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ASTER Level-1A and 1B (HDF-EOS) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EOS > ASTER File > Open As > Thermal Sensors > ASTER |
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ASTER Level-2 (HDF-EOS) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EOS > ASTER File > Open As > Thermal Sensors > ASTER |
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ASTER Level-3 DEM (HDF-EOS) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EOS |
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ATSR (GBT, GBROWSE, GSST) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > ATSR |
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AVHRR KLMN Level-1B |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > AVHRR > KLMN Level 1b |
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AVHRR SHARP (ESA) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > AVHRR > SHARP |
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AVHRR Quorum (HRPT) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > AVHRR > Quorum |
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AVIRIS |
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File > Open |
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BigTIFF |
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File > Open |
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Binary |
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File > Open As > Generic Formats > Binary |
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Bitmap (BMP) |
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File > Open |
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File > Open File > Open As > Military Formats > CADRG See Save File As CADRG. |
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Cartosat-1 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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File > Open File > Open As > Military Formats > CIB Also see Save File as CIB. |
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Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF |
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Use the Open Remote Dataset dialog to open files. Use File > Save As > Save As Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF to save images in this format. |
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COSMO-SkyMed Level-1A SCS, 1B DGM, 1C GEC, 1D GTC (HDF5) |
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File > Open As > Radar Sensors > COSMO-SkyMed |
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Deimos-1 |
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File > Open |
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Deimos-2 |
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File > Open |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar |
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DMC UK-DMC Level-1R, 1T, 2R (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DMC |
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DMC UK-DMC2 Level-1R, 1T, 2R (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DMC |
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DMC ALSAT-1 Level-1R, 1T (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DMC |
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DMC Beijing-1 Level-1R, 1T (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DMC |
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DMC NigeriaSat-1 Level-1R, 1T (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DMC |
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DMC NigeriaSat-2 Level-1R, 1T (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DMC |
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DMSP |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DMSP (NOAA) |
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DPPDB (NITF) |
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File > Open |
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DTED Level-0, 1, 2 |
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File > Open |
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DubaiSat-1 (RAW, TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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DubaiSat-2 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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ECRG |
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File > Open |
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ECW (Windows only) |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > ECW |
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EMIT (Level 1B, Level 2A) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical International Space Station > EMIT 1B/2A Hyperspectral |
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EnMAP (Level-1B, Level-1C, Level-2A) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EnMAP |
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File > Open |
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File > Open |
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ENVI meta file |
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File > Open |
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Read: File > Open See Saving Files. |
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Envisat AATSR Level-1B and 2 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Envisat > AATSR |
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Envisat ASAR Level-1B |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Envisat > ASAR |
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Envisat MERIS Level-1B and 2 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Envisat > MERIS |
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EO-1 ALI (HDF4) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EO-1 > HDF4 |
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EO-1 ALI Level-1T (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EO-1 > GeoTIFF |
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EO-1 Hyperion Level-1R (HDF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EO-1 > HDF4 |
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EO-1 Hyperion Level-1T (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EO-1 > GeoTIFF |
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ER Mapper (unsigned integer data) |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > ER Mapper |
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ERDAS IMAGINE |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > ERDAS |
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EROS A Level-1A |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EROS > Level 1A |
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EROS A Level-1B (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EROS > Level 1B (GeoTIFF) |
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ERS-1 Level-0, SLC (CEOS generic) |
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File > Open As > Radar Sensors > ERS |
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ERS-2 Level-0, SLC (CEOS generic) |
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File > Open As > Radar Sensors > ERS |
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Esri GRID (single band) |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > ESRI GRID |
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Esri GRID Stack 7.x (multispectral) |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > ESRI GRID |
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FormoSat-2 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > FormoSat > FormoSat-2 |
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FormoSat-5 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > FormoSat > FormoSat-5 |
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Gaofen-1 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > CRESDA > GF-1 |
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Gaofen-2 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > CRESDA > GF-2 |
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GeoEye-1 (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > GeoEye-1 PVL |
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GeoEye-1 (DigitalGlobe/Maxar format) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > GeoEye-1 Tiled (.TIL) |
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GIF |
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File > Open |
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File > Open |
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GOES-16 (NetCDF-4) |
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File > Open |
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GOES-17 (NetCDF-4) |
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File > Open |
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Göktürk-1 and Göktürk-2 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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File > Open |
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File > Open |
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GRUS L1C and L2A |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > GRUS |
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HDF-EOS |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EOS > ASTER File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EOS > MODIS |
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File > Open (certain formats) File > Open As > Scientific Formats > HDF4 |
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File > Open (certain formats) File > Open As > Scientific Formats > HDF5 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Himawari-8 |
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IKONOS (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > IKONOS |
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ISIS3 |
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File > Open As > Generic Formats > ISIS3 |
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JERS-1 |
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File > Open As > Radar Sensors > JERS |
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JPEG |
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File > Open |
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File > Open |
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JPIP (JPEG2000) |
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File > Open Remote Dataset |
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KOMPSAT-2 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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KOMPSAT-3 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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KOMPSAT-3A (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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Landsat 4, 5 TM files with Metadata (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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Landsat 7 ETM+ files with Metadata (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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Landsat 7 Fast Pan data, Band 8 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > Fast |
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Landsat 7 Fast Thermal data, Bands 61-62 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > Fast |
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Landsat 7 Fast VNIR/SWIR data, Bands 1-5 and 7 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > Fast |
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Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS files with Metadata (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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Landsat 9 OLI/TIRS files with Metadata (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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Landsat ACRES CCRS |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > ACRES > CCRS |
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File > Open |
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Landsat ESA CEOS |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > ESA CEOS |
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Landsat HDF4 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > HDF4 |
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Landsat L2SP |
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File > Open > *_MTL.txt |
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File > Open |
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Landsat MRLC |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > MRLC |
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Landsat NLAPS |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > NLAPS |
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Landsat TM Fast |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Landsat > Fast |
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LAS LiDAR versions 1.0 through 1.4 |
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MASTER (HDF4) |
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File > Open As > Thermal Sensors > MASTER |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Meteosat |
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File > Open As > Military Formats > MIE4NITF |
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MODIS Level-1B through 4 (HDF-EOS) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EOS > MODIS |
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MrSID (Windows and Linux only) |
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File > Open |
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Multi-page TIFF |
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File > Open As > Series will open the file as a raster series. File > Open will open the file as a multi-band image, where each page is a single image. |
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File > Open As > Scientific Formats > NetCDF-3 |
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File > Open As > Scientific Formats > NetCDF-4 |
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NigeriaSat-1 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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NigeriaSat-2 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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NITF 1.1, 2.0, 2.1 |
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File > Open See also Saving NITF Files. |
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NSIF 1.0 |
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File > Open See also Saving NITF Files. |
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NPP VIIRS (HDF5) |
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File > Open |
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OGC WCS (GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF) |
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File > Open Remote Dataset File > Remote Connection Manager |
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OGC WMS (GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF) |
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File > Open Remote Dataset File > Remote Connection Manager |
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OrbView-3 (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > OrbView-3 |
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PCI |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > PCI See Save File as PCI. |
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PDS |
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File > Open |
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PDS4 |
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File > Open As > Generic Formats > PDS4 |
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PeruSat-1 |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > PeruSat |
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PICT |
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File > Open As > Generic Formats > PICT |
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PlanetScope (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Planet > PlanetScope |
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Pleiades-HR 1A, 1B Primary and Ortho |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > Pleiades > DIMAP (*.DIM) |
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Pleiades-HR DIMAP V1 |
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File > Open |
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Pleiades-HR DIMAP V2 (JPEG2000, TIFF) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > Pleiades > DIMAP (.DIM) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > Pleiades > Tiled (.TIL) |
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Pleiades-NEO |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > Pleiades-NEO > DIMAP (.XML) |
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PNG |
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File > Open |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > PRISMA (ASI) |
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Proba-V (HDF5) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Proba-V |
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QuickBird (DigitalGlobe format) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > QuickBird |
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QuickBird (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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RADARSAT-1 (CEOS) |
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File > Open As > Radar Sensors > RADARSAT |
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RADARSAT-2 (TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Radar Sensors > RADARSAT |
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RapidEye Level-1B Basic (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Planet > RapidEye |
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RapidEye Level-3A Ortho (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Planet > RapidEye |
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RapidEye Level-3B Area-based Ortho (TIFF) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Planet > RapidEye |
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RASAT |
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File > Open |
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ResourceSat-1 Fast |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > IRS > Fast |
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ResourceSat-1 Super Structured |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > IRS > Super Structured |
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ResourceSat-2 (HDF5) |
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File > Open |
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SeaWiFS LAC 1B, 2A, 2B (CEOS) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > SeaWiFS > CEOS |
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SeaWiFS Level-1A, 1B (HDF4) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > SeaWiFS > HDF4 |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > European Space Agency > Sentinel-2 |
*.xml |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > European Space Agency > Sentinel-3 OLCI File > Open As > Optical Sensors > European Space Agency > Sentinel-3 SLSTR |
*.xml |
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SICD (NITF) 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 |
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File > Open File > Open As > Radar Formats > SICD |
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SIDD (NITF) 2.0 |
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File > Open |
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SIR-C / X-SAR |
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See Radar Tools. |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Planet > SkySat |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Planet > SkySat Legacy |
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SPOT ACRES |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > SPOT > ACRES SPOT |
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SPOT CAP |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > SPOT > SPOT |
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SPOT GeoSPOT |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > SPOT > GeoSPOT |
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SPOT Level-1A, 2A, 1B |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > SPOT > SPOT |
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File > Open |
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SPOT 2-5 DIMAP V1 (BIL, TIFF) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > SPOT > DIMAP (.DIM) File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > SPOT > DIMAP (.XML) |
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SPOT 6 DIMAP V2 (JPEG2000, TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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SPOT 7 DIMAP V2 (JPEG2000, TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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SPOT SISA |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > SPOT > SPOT |
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SPOT Vegetation (HDF4) |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Airbus > SPOT > Vegetation |
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SRF |
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File > Open As > Generic Formats > SRF |
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File > Open As > Digital Elevation > SRTM DEM |
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SSOT DIMAP V2 |
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File > Open |
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File >Open As > Military Formats > STANAG 4676 Track Points |
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SuperView-1 |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > SuperView-1 |
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TFRD |
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File > Open |
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File > Open |
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Multi-page TIFF |
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File > Open As > Series will open the file as a raster series. File > Open will open the file as a multi-band image, where each page is a single image. |
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File > Open As > Thermal Sensors > TIMS |
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TOPSAR Correlation Image, Incidence Angle, DEM |
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File > Open As > Radar Sensors > TOPSAR |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > TripleSat |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > TripleSat |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > UrtheCast Theia |
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USGS DOQ |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > USGS > DOQ |
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USGS DRG |
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File > Open As > GIS Formats > USGS > DRG |
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USGS Native DEM |
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File > Open As > Digital Elevation > USGS DEM File > Open As > GIS Formats > USGS > DEM |
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USGS SDTS DEM |
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File > Open As > Digital Elevation > USGS SDTS DEM File > Open As > Digital Elevation > USGS > SDTS DEM |
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VNREDSat-1 |
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File > Open |
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WorldView-1 (DigitalGlobe/Maxar format) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > WorldView-1 |
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WorldView-1 (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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WorldView-2 (DigitalGlobe format) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > WorldView-2 |
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WorldView-2 (NITF, TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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WorldView-3 (DigitalGlobe format) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > WorldView-3 |
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WorldView-3 (NITF) |
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File > Open |
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WorldView-3 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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WorldView-4 (DigitalGlobe format) |
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File > Open File > Open As > Optical Sensors > DigitalGlobe/Maxar > WorldView-4 |
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WorldView-4 (NITF) |
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File > Open |
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WorldView-4 (TIFF) |
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File > Open |
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XWD |
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File > Open As > Generic Formats > XWD |
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Zhuhai-1 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Zhuhai-1 |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > CRESDA > ZY-1-02C |
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File > Open As > Optical Sensors > CRESDA > ZY-3 |
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Vector Formats
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Data Type |
Read |
Write |
File to Select |
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ENVI vector file(EVF) |
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.evf
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Esri Shapefile (excluding Z and M polygons) |
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.shp
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| GeoJSON file | • | .json, .geojson |
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| OGC GeoPackage vector file | • | .gpkg
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Video Formats
The combination of video file format and codec used for video streaming determines whether ENVI can read a particular video file.
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Data Type |
Read |
Write |
File to Select |
|---|---|---|---|
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Adobe Flash (FLV) |
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.f4v, .flv
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Adobe Shockwave Flash (SWF) |
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.swf
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Animated GIF |
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.gif
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Apple QuickTime |
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.mov
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Audio Video Interleaved (AVI) |
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.avi
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DV (Linux only) |
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.dv
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Google WebM Matroska |
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.webm
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Matroska Video |
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.mkv
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Motion JPEG |
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.mjpeg, .mjpg
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Motion JPEG2000 |
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.mj2
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MPEG-1 Part 2 |
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.mpeg, .mpg, .mp1, .m2v
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MPEG-2 Transport Stream |
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.ts
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MPEG-2 Part 2 |
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.mpeg, .mpg, .mp2, .mpg2, .mpeg2, .mpv, .m2v
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MPEG-4 Part 12 / 3GPP / 3GPP2 |
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.3gp, .3g2
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MPEG-4 Part 14 |
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.h264, .mp4, .mpeg4, .mpg4, .mp4
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RAW |
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.raw
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Video Codec Formats
Codecs are used to encode data streams for transmission, storage, or encryption; and to decode the data streams for video playback.
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Name |
Description |
Read |
Write |
|---|---|---|---|
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BMP |
Bitmap (Windows only) |
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FLV |
Adobe Flash Video: |
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GIF |
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H.263 |
H.263-1996 |
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H.264 |
MPEG-4 Part 10: H.264 AVC |
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HEVC |
High Efficiency Video Coding |
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MJPEG |
Motion JPEG |
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MPEG1 Video |
MPEG-1: |
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MPEG2 Video |
MPEG-2: |
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MPEG4 |
MPEG-4 Part 2 | • | • |
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MSMPEG4V1 |
MPEG-4 Part 2 Microsoft Variant Version 1 | • | • |
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MSMPEG4V2 |
MPEG-4 Part 2 Microsoft Variant Version 2 | • | • |
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MSMPEG4 |
MPEG-4 Part 2 Microsoft Variant Version 3 | • | • |
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RAW |
Raw video (uncompressed) | • | • |
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VC-1 |
Microsoft codec, also known as SMPTE 421M |
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VP8 |
Google codec |
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