Supported Image Formats

The following is a list of image formats that have been successfully tested with Rigorous Orthorectification. The metadata listed next to each image format or sensor must accompany the imagery, and the imagery must be in its native format, filename, and directory structure, exactly as delivered by the data provider:

Satellite/Sensor

Image Format

Required Metadata

Product

Notes

ADS40/ADS80

TIFF

.ads, .cam, .odf, .sup

Level-1

  

AlSat-2A

TIFF

metadata.dim

Level-2A

 

Applanix DSS (aerial camera)

TIFF

    

Map coordinates are not displayed.

ASTER

HDF

 
*_metadata.txt

(generated by ENVI)

Level-1B

You can only orthorectify one band group at a time (VNIR, SWIR, or TIR)

Cartosat-1

TIFF

product_met.txt, PRODUCT_RPC.TXT, DECRYPTED_PRODUCT_RPC.TXT

ORTHO Kit

To open Cartosat-1 data with RPC positioning, select File > Open As > Optical Sensors > Cartosat-1 > Open with RPC Positioning from the menu bar.

DMC

TIFF

 .sip, .dim

Level-1R

Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) of satellites, including UK-DMC, UK-DMC2, ALSAT-1, Beijing-1, Deimos-1, and NigeriaSat-1.

Select the .dim file to open.

EROS-A

.1A

 
.pass

1A

Open .1A files with File > Open As > Optical Sensors > EROS > Level 1A from the menu bar.

ERS

 CEOS dat_01.001 lea_01.001
nul_vdf.001
tra_01.001
vdf_dat.001

BERS2-PRI-6.1

Open ERS files with File > Open As > Radar Sensors > ERS from the menu bar.

FORMOSAT-2

TIFF

.dim (DIMAP version='1.1' only)

F2_Level_1A

XML version attribute must be version=1.1

Gaofen-1

 

.xml

 

 

GeoEye-1

TIFF

.pvl, .eph, .att

BASIC Math, Model Kit PAN

  

GeoEye-1

DigitalGlobe format

.til

 

 

IKONOS

TIFF, NITF

 
metadata.txt

Ortho Kit

  

IRS-P6 ResourceSat

LGSOWG

 

 

Open these files with File > Open As > Optical Sensors > IRS > Superstructured, and select the file IMAGERY.L-3. The leader file must also be present.

KOMPSAT-2

TIFF

.txt, .rpc, .eph

L1G

Opening these files through the wizard results in a black and white image display. To open the files as multi-color images, select File > Open As > Optical Sensors > KOMPSAT > KOMPSAT-2 from the menu bar.

Landsat TM and ETM+

FAST, NLAPS

      

Landsat 8

TIFF

*_mtl.txt

 

 

OrbView-3

TIFF

.pvl, .eph, .att

BASIC

  
Pleiades-1A/1B

TIFF

dim*.xml

DIMAP V2

 

QuickBird

TIFF, NITF

.xml, .rpb, .imd, .att, .eph, .geo, .til

Product Levels LV1B and LV2A

If there is only one XML metadata file available, open a tiled data set by selecting the .til file.

RADARSAT-1

CEOS

dat_01.001
lea_01.001
nul_vdf.001
tra_01.001
vdf_dat.001

SGF, SGX

  

RapidEye

TIFF, NITF

*_metadata.xml

 1B, 3A

From the Toolbox, select File > Open As > Optical Sensors > RapidEye, and select the *_metadata.xml file. A NITF/NSIF license is required to read RapidEye L1B files in NITF format.

SPOT 1-5

TIFF

metadata.dim (DIMAP version='1.1' only)

SPOTSCENE_2A
SPOTSCENE_1B
SPOTSCENE_1A

XML version attribute must be version=1.1

SPOT-6 and -7

TIFF

dim*.xml

DIMAP V2

 

UltraCam (aerial camera)

TIFF

  

Level-3

Map coordinates are not displayed.

VNREDSat-1

TIFF

metadata.dim

 

 

WorldView-1

TIFF, NITF

.xml, .rpb, .imd, .att, .eph, .geo, .til

Product Levels LV1B and LV2A

If there is only one XML metadata file available, open a tiled data set by selecting the .til file.

WorldView-2

TIFF, NITF

.xml, .rpb, .imd, .att, .eph, .geo, .til

Product Levels LV1B and LV2A

If there is only one XML metadata file available, open a tiled data set by selecting the .til file.

WorldView-3

TIFF, NITF

 .xml, .rpb, .imd, .att, .eph, .geo, .til

 

 If there is only one XML metadata file available, open a tiled data set by selecting the .til file.

Ziyuan-1-02C

 

*.orientation.xml, *.xml, *-MUX.xml, *-PAN.xml

 

 

Ziyuan-3A

 

*.orientation.xml, *.xml, *-NAD.xml

 

 

Aerial Camera Data

Rigorous Orthorectification provides limited support for digital aerial image files from the UltraCam (Level-3 processing only), Applanix DSS, and ADS40/ADS80 cameras. When opening aerial camera data from the ENVI Orthorectification Wizard, select Aerial in the Select Sensor Type dialog).

You can add support for other frame cameras by creating an exterior/interior orientation description of your frame camera in the form of an XML file. See the help article "Supporting custom frame cameras in Rigorous Orthorectification" on our website.

For UltraCam data, you must separate RGB images, color-infrared (CIR) images, and panchromatic images, in different directories. All must be at the same level as the Lvl03 directory. Following is a suggested directory structure:

Lvl03/

Lv103_pan/

put panchromatic data here

Lv103_rgb/

put RGB images here

Lv103_cir/

put CIR images here