[Gdal-dev] The perfect raster format - which is it?

[Tim Sutton]

Hi All

OK I know its a loaded question, but which format and format options
are the 'best' in terms of:

- produce the most compact file size
- supports byte output
- support nodata
- is writeable by gdal
- and (for special bonus points) is readable by ArcView 3.x and ArcMap >=8

Previously we've been using HFA but lack of nodata support is an issue
and it does not seem to work well under both ArcMap and ArcGIS.

Any tips on the subject will be greatly appreciated.

Regards

-- 
Tim Sutton
QGIS Project Steering Committee Member - Release  Manager
Visit http://qgis.org for a great open source GIS
openModeller Desktop Developer
Visit http://openModeller.sf.net for a great open source ecological
niche modelling tool
Home Page: http://tim.linfiniti.com
Skype: timlinux
Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net