gvSIG-Desktop 1.9. New functionalities
Supported raster formats
Description
You can add layers from disk files by selecting the option "Add Layer" and click on the "Add" button. A file browser window appears. Choose the "gvSIG Raster Driver" option from the "Files of type" pull-down menu. Now, all supported raster file types located in the directory will be shown. You can select one or more of the files to open.
![apertura-de-formatos.img/es/openRaster.png](../../../../../../docusr/acceso-editores/funcionalidades/raster/funcionalidades-de-capa/apertura-de-formatos/apertura-de-formatos.img/es/openRaster.png)
Add Layer Dialog and file browser window with the image driver
Files with the following extensions are supported:
- "Ecw"
- "sid"
- "bmp" of Microsoft
- "gif" Graphics Interchange Format
- "tif" TIFF format
- "tiff" TIFF format with 4-char extension
- "jpg" JPEG format
- "jp2" JPG200 format
- "jpeg" JPEG format with 4-char extension
- "png" Portable Network Graphics
- "vrt" GDAL Virtual Format
- "dat" of Envi
- "lan" of Erdas
- "gis" of Erdas
- "img" of Erdas
- "pix" of PCI Geomatics
- "aux" of PCI Geomatics
- "adf" of ESRI
- "mpr" of Ilwis
- "mpl" of Ilwis
- "asc" ascii grid of ArcInfo
- "pgm", PNM grayscale files
- "ppm", PNM files in RGB
- "rst" of IDRISI
- "rmf" Raster Matrix Format. This format has nothing to do with gvSIG's Raster Metafile, which cannot be loaded as raster file.
- "kap" Nautical Chart Format
- "hdr" Esri hdr
- "raw" RAW format
- "nos"
In addition, only on Linux, it is possible to open GRASS raster layers. This format requires a valid directory structure.
With certain formats, additional dialogs that prompt for parameters or options may appear before the layer is loaded, as for example:
- Introduction of headers for RAW files.
- Introduction of georeferencing if needed.
- Projection parameters.
These options will be explained in the corresponding sections.