[gdal-dev] Multi image segments in NITF file

[Even Rouault]

Selon Livneh Yehiyam <yehil at rafael.co.il>:

>
> Hi
> Another NITF question.
> I want to create an NITF file with more than one image segment. I used the
> INUM create option to specify the number of image segments.
> Gdalinfo reports the correct number of sub datasets.
> I've noticed that all of the sub-datasets are created in the same size and
> pixel format as the main dataset, while the NITF specification permits
> different size and pixel format.
> Is there a way to specify these parameters for sub-datasets (image segments),
> either when creating the file, or afterwards?

No, there's no convenient interface in GDAL for doing that, so this is indeed a
limitation of the driver. Should probably be doable with a specific syntax of a
new creation option though.

>
> Another question is how do I write data to these sub-datasets? Just use
> Gdal.Open with the sub-dataset name and rasterIO as usual?

Yes, that should work.

>
> Thanks
> Yehiyam Livneh
>
>
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