[gdal-dev] Bigtiff question

[Adam Nowacki]

Even Rouault wrote:
>> What raster format would you suggest then?
>>
>> I mean, based on those requirements:
>>
>> - Multiband;
>> - Large files;
>> - Good performance *reading* the data in pixel space. Not the "band as
>> usual" ;)

How about rotating the axis so:
stored x axis = data time axis,
stored y axis = data x axis,
stored z (band) axis = data y axis. For your 5000x2500 with 312 bands 
example this would result in 312x5000 and 2500 bands tiff file. Reading 
all 312 values for some point would mean reading a single row (scanline) 
from a single band, a very fast operation.