Format
Raster Matrix Format
Summary
- Name
- Raster Matrix Format
- Identifiers
-
- PUID: fmt/1539
- Other: Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
- Format type
- Image (Raster)
- Description
- Raster Matrix Format (RMF) is a simple tiled raster format used in the Geographical Information System (GIS) “Integration” and “Panorama” GIS. There are two varieties of RMF called MTW and RSW and this record describes the RSW type. RSW can store 8-bit data and is a general purpose raster that supports single channel colormapped or three channel RGB images. Simple georeferencing can be provided with this image type.
- Note
- https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/rmf.html
- File extensions
-
rsw - Source
- The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration
Internal signatures
Raster Matrix Format
- Note
- BOF; Offset: 0; Magic bytes: 'RSW.'
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- None
- Byte Sequence
52535700- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
Added in V100
- Release date
- 16 December 2021
Raster Matrix Format: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.
Raster Matrix Format: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.