- Extension
- .vicar
- .jfi
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Scientific
- Raster Image
- Developer
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- JPEG Group
- Description
- The VICAR (Video Image Communication And Retrieval) Image file format is a flexible, image-processing and data format system used primarily by the planetary science community. Developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for storing and managing digital images from space missions, VICAR files are designed to support a wide range of image types, including scientific and engineering data from various spacecraft instruments. This format is characterized by its ability to handle multi-dimensional arrays of data.
- Developed by y JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), JFI files are used to transfer jpeg encoded data between computer platforms and programs. It contains a compressed bitmap image that will full palette.
- MIME Type
- image/x-vicar
- image/jpeg
