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What is the difference between TIFF and GeoTIFF format?

April 26, 2017format GeoTIFF TIFF

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What is the difference between TIFF and GeoTIFF format?

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Both TIFF and GeoTIFF formatted maps are .tif images. The only difference is GeoTIFFs have georeferencing information imbedded into the file. When you open a GeoTIFF map, it is autmatically georeferenced. You have to manually reference TIFF formatted maps (see question 14).