What is the difference between .nitf and .png?
- Extension
- .nitf
- .png
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
- PNG Development Group
- Description
- The National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) is a file format developed for the purpose of standardizing the storage and exchange of digital imagery and associated metadata among various government agencies and their contractors. It is widely used by the military, intelligence, and other governmental organizations to handle satellite and aerial imagery, maps, and other types of geospatial information. The NITF supports a wide range of imagery types, including but not limited to infrared, radar, and optical images. The format is designed to ensure interoperability and to facilitate the dissemination of critical imagery intelligence within secure and classified environments.
- A PNG file is an image file stored in the Portable Network Graphic (PNG) format. It contains a bitmap of indexed colors and uses lossless compression, similar to a .GIF file but without copyright limitations. PNG files are commonly used to store graphics for web images.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.nitf
- image/png
- Sample
- sample.png
- Wikipedia
- .nitf on Wikipedia
- .png on Wikipedia