ECW

File Format
Name	ECW
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Geospatial ECW
Extension(s)	.ecw
PRONOM	fmt/371

For another "ECW" format, see Ensoniq Concert Wavetable.

ECW (Enhanced Compression Wavelet) is a proprietary wavelet-compressed image file format intended for use with geospatial imagery.

See also ERDAS.

Software

• IrfanView (with PlugIn)

Sample files

• http://www.terracolor.net/sample_imagery.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150416202955/http://www1.getmapping.com/Support/Samples

Links

• Wikipedia article