The following image formats are available to use in ArcIMS. In addition to the formats listed below, all platforms support ArcSDE raster layers.
| Short name |
Descriptive name |
Image file extensions |
World file extensions |
Can view in Author |
| ADRG |
ARC Digitized Raster Graphics |
*.img, *ovr, *.l
| |
No |
| ASRP (see footnote 1) |
DIGEST ARC Standardized Raster Product |
*.img, *ovr, *.l
| |
No |
| BIL |
Band Interleaved by Pixel |
*.bil
| *.blw |
No |
| BIP |
Band Interleaved by Line |
*.bip
| *.bpw |
No |
| BMP |
Windows Bitmap |
*.bmp
| *.bpw |
Yes |
| BSQ |
Band Sequential |
*.bsq
| *.bqw |
No |
| CADRG |
Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics |
*.* (no standard)
| *.* (no standard) |
No |
| CIB |
Controlled Image Base |
*.* (no standard)
| |
No |
| ERDAS |
ERDAS® GIS or LAN |
*.gis, *.lan
| *.gsw, *.lnw |
No |
| GeoTIFF |
TIFF with Geo Header |
*.tif
| |
Yes |
| GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
*.gif
| *.gfw |
Yes |
| GRID (see footnote 2) |
ArcGrid |
*.*(no standard)
| |
No |
| IMAGINE |
ERDAS IMAGINE |
*.img
| |
No |
| IMPELL |
Impell Bitmap |
*.rlc
| *.rlw |
No |
| JFIF, JPG |
JPEG |
*.jpg
| *.jgw |
Yes |
| JPEG2000 (see footnote 2) |
JPEG |
*.jp2
| |
No |
| MrSID (see footnote 4) |
Multiresolution Seamless Image Database |
*.sid
| *.sdw |
No |
| MrSID G3 (see footnote 4) |
Multiresolution Seamless Image Database Generation 3 |
*.sid
| *.sdw |
No |
| NITF |
National Imagery Transfer Format |
*.ntf
| *.nfw |
No |
| PNG |
Portable Network Graphics |
*.png
| *.pgw |
Yes |
| SUN |
SunRaster File |
*.sun, *.ras
| *.snw, *.rsw |
No |
| TIFF (see footnote 3) |
Tag Image File Format |
*.tif, *.tff
| *.tfw |
Yes |
| USRP (see footnote 1) |
DIGEST UTM/UPS Standardized Raster Product |
*.img, *.ovr
| |
No |
Footnotes:
| 1 | Format is supported on Windows only. |
| 2 | Format is supported on Windows and Sun® Solaris only. |
| 3 | CITT4 compressed TIFFs are not supported. For ArcMap Image Services, TIFF's can be generated only with a GET_IMAGE request. |
| 4 | Format is supported on Windows, Linux, and Sun Solaris only. |
