Guidelines to create raster formats

To add a new raster format to ArcGIS Image Server, there are three options:

1. Utilize the RAW format read.
2. Utilize a GDAL format driver.
3. Create an Image Server Format Reader.

This is a short list of the things to consider when creating a new raster format for use within ArcGIS Image Server:

Speed
Random Access
File Open/Close
Caching
Multi-Threading
Overviews
Need to also create Raster Type
Timeouts
Error Reporting
Versioning