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Preferred term

World file  

Definition

  • A world file is a plain text computer data file used by geographic information systems (GIS) to georeference raster map images. The file extension usually depends on the format of the associated image, e.g. .jgw for JPEG (2000) or .tfw for TIFF.

Identifier

  • WORLD

Notation

  • application/x-worldfile
  • .jgw
  • .tfw

In other languages

  • World file

    Estonian

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/WORLD

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