GeoTIFF

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GeoTIFF

File Format
Name	GeoTIFF
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics Geospatial GeoTIFF
Extension(s)	.tiff, .tif
PRONOM	fmt/155

GeoTIFF is an extension of TIFF for containing georeferenced images. GeoTIFF files can be read by normal TIFF utilities, though they may unintentionally strip out the geospatial data in the process.

References

• GeoTIFF 1.0 Official specification.
• Main GeoTIFF website at OSGeo Has a good list of references.
• GeoTIFF, Revision 1.0, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats