[Gdal-dev] NITF Question

[Frank Warmerdam]

William Lyons wrote:
> Hello again List and Frank,
> 
>  
> 
> Does the NITF reader rely on the geospatial Data Extensions or will it 
> use the bounding rectangle specified in the header in the absence of 
> geospatial Data Extensions?

William,

If there is an RPF CoverageSectionSubheader it will be used for the
georeferencing bounds of the NITF file.  If not, GDAL falls back to
using the information in the IGEOLO image header fields which are typically
less precise.

Best regards,
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