Supported File Formats

LizardTech ExpressServer supports the following input (source) and output file formats:

Input File Formats

• MrSID Generation 2, 3, and 4 (.sid)
• JPEG 2000 (.jp2)
• NITF 2.1 (.ntf)
• Geospatial PDF
• MrSID Generation 4 LiDAR (.sid)
• LAS (.las)
• LAZ (.laz)

Output File Formats

Raster

• MrSID Generation 2, 3, and 4 (.sid)
• TIFF (.tif and .tiff)
• PNG (.png)
• JPEG (.jpeg, .jpg)
• BMP or “bitmap” (.bmp)
• GIF(.gif)

NOTE: Express Server's PNG and TIFF outputs support WMS GetMap requests for an alpha band.

Point Cloud

• MrSID Generation 4 LiDAR (.sid)
• LAS (.las)
• LAZ (.laz)

DEM

• MrSID Generation 4 (.sid)
• TIFF (.tif and .tiff)