GeoTIFF: A Complete Guide to Downloading and Using GeoTIFF Files

What is GeoTIFF?

The GeoTIFF stands for Geographic Tagged Image File Format. It was initially developed during the 1990s. Geographic TIFF is a format extension for storing Georeference and Geocoding information in a TIFF format. It can store a broad range of geo-referencing information, as well as projected coordinate systems. Supported projections include UTM, US State Plane and National Grid, as well as the underlying projection types, such as Transverse Mercator, Lambert Conformal Conic, etc.

Geographic TIFF uses 32-bit offsets, limiting its extent to 4 gigabytes. The Geographic TIFF format embeds geospatial metadata into image files such as Aerial photography, Satellite imagery, and digitized maps so that they can be used in GIS Applications.

‍Download GeoTIFF File

Many sources are available for ‍Download TIFF File, like USGS Earth Explorer, Bhuvan NRSC, ESA, and more.

How to Download Geo-TIFF File in Earth Explorer?

Download TIFF file, and use GIS Softwares for different purpose.

GeoTIFF Metadata

Data Set Attribute	Attribute Value
Landsat Product Identifier L1	LT05_L1TP_039037_20120426_20200820_02_T1
Landsat Scene Identifier	LT50390372012117EDC00
Date Acquired	2012/04/26
Collection Category	T1
Collection Number	2
Sensor Mode	BUMPER
WRS Path	039
WRS Row	037
Full Partial Scene	FULL
Date Product Generated L1	2020/08/20
Start Time	2012-04-26 18:00:27.89638
Stop Time	2012-04-26 18:00:54.50919
Station Identifier	EDC
Day/Night Indicator	DAY
Ground Control Points Model	757
Land Cloud Cover	16.00
Scene Cloud Cover L1	16.00
Ground Control Points Version	5
Geometric RMSE Model	3.969
Geometric RMSE Model X	2.621
Geometric RMSE Model Y	2.981
Sensor Anomalies	NONE
Data Anomaly
Image Quality	9
Gain Change	N
Processing Software Version	LPGS_15.3.1c
Sun Elevation L1	60.15620766
Sun Azimuth L1	124.53051647
Data Type L1	TM_L1TP
Sensor Identifier	TM
Satellite	5
Ephemeris Type	DEFINITIVE
Reflective Lines	7031
Reflective Samples	7911
Thermal Lines	7031
Thermal Samples	7911
Product Map Projection L1	UTM
UTM Zone	11
Datum	WGS84
Ellipsoid	WGS84
Grid Cell Size Reflective	30.00
Grid Cell Size Thermal	30.00
Calibration Parameter File	LT05CPF_20120401_20120630_02.01
Scene Center Lat DMS	33°11’44.56″N
Scene Center Long DMS	115°42’51.95″W
Corner Upper Left Lat DMS	34°07’32.20″N
Corner Upper Left Long DMS	116°28’58.30″W
Corner Upper Right Lat DMS	33°50’19.18″N
Corner Upper Right Long DMS	114°30’38.56″W
Corner Lower Left Lat DMS	32°32’32.17″N
Corner Lower Left Long DMS	116°54’05.15″W
Corner Lower Right Lat DMS	32°15’37.12″N
Corner Lower Right Long DMS	114°57’47.52″W
Scene Center Latitude	33.19571
Scene Center Longitude	-115.71443
Corner Upper Left Latitude	34.12561
Corner Upper Left Longitude	-116.48286
Corner Upper Right Latitude	33.83866
Corner Upper Right Longitude	-114.51071
Corner Lower Left Latitude	32.54227
Corner Lower Left Longitude	-116.90143
Corner Lower Right Latitude	32.26031
Corner Lower Right Longitude	-114.96320

How to Use GeoTIFF Data

How to Use TIFF File in Erdas Imagine Software?

Open GeoTIFF image in Erdas Imagine Software. Now you can perform multiple tasks, like Spatial Analysis, create Thematic map, Land use survey, and more.

Some Example in below:

• NDVI
• Supervised Classification
• Unsupervised Classification

Export Raster to GeoTIFF Format in ArcMap

1. In ArcMap, on the main menu, click File > Export Map.
2. The Export Map dialog box appears, choose TIFF from the Save as type drop-down list.
3. In the Options section, General tab, check Write World File.
4. On the Format tab, check Write GeoTIFF Tags and click Save button.

Export GeoTIFF in ArcGIS Pro

1. In ArcGIS Pro, Right-click the raster from the Contents pane.
2. Point to Data > Export Raster.
3. In the Export Raster pane, select the options with the parameters desired, ensure Output Format is set in TIFF.
4. Click Export.