ArcGIS Image Server supported raster formats

The following is the list of raster formats currently supported by ArcGIS Image Server along with a list of the capabilities and limitations:

TIFF

Description

Tagged Image File Format. Standard defined by TIFF v6.0.

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BIP and BSQ

Pixel Types

1bit, 4bit, 8bit, 16bit, 32bit (integer/float), and 64bit (integer/float)

Compression

None, JPEG, CCITT, LZW,  LZ77 (ZIP), Packbits, NeXT, and ThunderScan

Structure/Reading

Strip (read as scan lines), and Tiled

Overviews

Supported by specifying sub-image ID (0 is generally the full resolution image)

Radiometric Enhancement

None and Internal 256 Color map

Other Notes

A very efficient format for ArcGIS Image Server

 

RAW

Description

Generic RAW Image

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BIP, BSQ, and BIL

Pixel Types

8bit, 16bit, 32bit (integer/float), and 64bit (integer/float)

Compression

None

Structure/Reading

RAW (read as scan lines)

Overviews

Supported by using “SkipBytes” to point to start of overview pixel data

Radiometric Enhancement

None

Other Notes

SkipBytes used for offsets

 

GDAL

Description

GDAL based backend (see www.gdal.org). Supports multiple formats, including NITF, HFA, GeoTIFF, and so on.

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BSQ (converted by GDAL)

Pixel Types

8bit, 16bit, 32bit (integer/float), and 64bit float

Compression

None, JPEG, LZ77, LZW, and so on

Structure/Reading

Block (read as scan lines), and Tiled

Overviews

Supported using overview ID (1, 2, and so on).

Radiometric Enhancement

None and Internal 256 Color map

Other Notes

SkipBytes used for offsets

 

AORASTER

Description

ArcObjects backend

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BSQ

Pixel Types

1bit, 8bit, 16bit, 32bit (integer/float), and 64bit float

Compression

None, JPEG, LZ77, LZW, and so on

Structure/Reading

Block (block read of selected AOI)

Overviews

Not supported

Radiometric Enhancement

None and Internal 256 Color map

Other Notes

Supports all ArcGIS raster formats. . Note that the RRD pyramid files are not supported. RRD files are read instead using GDAL

 

JPEG

Description

JPEG Interchange File Format (JIFF)

Bands

1 and 3 (based on colorspace)

Pixel Layout

BIP

Pixel Types

8bit

Compression

JPEG

Structure/Reading

Scan line (row by row decoding)

Overviews

Not supported

Radiometric Enhancement

None

Other Notes

Not efficient for large datasets

JPEG 2000

Description

JPEG 2000

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BIP

Pixel Types

8bit

Compression

JPEG 2000

Structure/Reading

Strip (read as scan lines), and Tiled

Overviews

Supported by specifying sub-image ID (0 is generally the full resolution image)

Radiometric Enhancement

None

Other Notes

Utilizes Kakadu

 

MRSID

Description

LizardTech MrSID Format. Supports MG2 and MG3 (based on GeoSDK 5.0).

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BSQ

Pixel Types

8bit, 16bit, 32bit (integer/float), and 64bit (integer/float)

Compression

MrSID

Structure/Reading

Block

Overviews

Supported

Radiometric Enhancement

None

Other Notes

Decoding may be slow especially for MG2 images

TIFF12

Description

Tagged Image File Format. Standard defined by TIFF v6.0, but using 12bit implementation

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BIP and BSQ

Pixel Types

16bit (integer)

Compression

JPEG

Structure/Reading

Strip (read as scan lines), and Tiled

Overviews

Supported by specifying sub-image ID (0 is generally the full resolution image)

Radiometric Enhancement

None

Other Notes

Utilized as for some digital sensors as it allows compression of 12bit pixel depth.

PNG

Description

Portable Network Graphics Format

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4 (based on colorspace)

Pixel Layout

BIP

Pixel Types

1bit, 8bit, and 16bit

Compression

LZ77

Structure/Reading

Scan line (row by row decoding)

Overviews

Not supported

Radiometric Enhancement

None and Internal 256 Color map

Other Notes

Alpha channel is not used

 

PAINTER

Description

Simple virtual image paints a grid or color

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BIP, and BSQ

Pixel Types

8bit, and 16bit

Compression

None

Structure/Reading

Scan line

Overviews

Not supported

Radiometric Enhancement

None and Internal 256 Color map

Other Notes

Usage ( replace filename with the following ):

       “!!SolidFill:R,G,B" for a filled raster

“!!RandomFill:MinValue,MaxValue" for a random pixels in specified range

"!!Grid:Spacing,R,G,B" for a raster with a regular grid

If filename does not start with !! then !!RandomFill:0,255 is assumed

 

ISO8211

Description

DIGEST format (ISO8211)

Bands

1

Pixel Layout

BIP

Pixel Types

8bit

Compression

None

Structure/Reading

Tiled

Overviews

Not supported

Radiometric Enhancement

Internal 256 Color map

 

ISClient

Description

ArcGIS Image Server client

Bands

1, 2, 3, 4, … n

Pixel Layout

BIP

Pixel Types

8bit, 16bit, and 32bit

Compression

As per client settings (LZ77, JPEG2000, and JPEG)

Structure/Reading

Block (block read AOI)

Overviews

Supported

Radiometric Enhancement

None

Other Notes

This enables imagery to be read from another image service. The source should point to an ISRef file or a fully qualified name of an image service eg “ImageService:Port:\\Server\Service”