Delivery Format

Components

The Trees product will include raster components. The data is separated into each State and Territory, with the exception that ACT and NSW are combined. Also, ACT/NSW includes Jervis Bay Territory raster data. Raster data will be made available using only the Tagged Image File Format described below.

Accompanying the Trees product are two shapefiles, RASTER_INDEX and CAPTURE_DATE_INDEX, that assist in using and navigating the raster data. The RASTER_INDEX is comprised of simple polygons that represent the boundaries of Areas of Interest (AOIs). The CAPTURE_DATE_INDEX is comprised of complex polygons grouped by id, state, zone and capture_date attributes.

Supplied Formats

GeoTiff

Format name

Tagged Image File Format

Specification

This format includes files with the following extensions: *.tif

A popular image format for storing and manipulating raster graphics images. The latest specification 6.0 was published in 1992 and maintained by Adobe Systems.

Language

English

ESRI Shapefile

Format name

Shape – ESRI™

Specification

This format includes files with the following extensions: *.shp, *.shx, *.dbf

ESRI Shapefile Technical Description, an ESRI White Paper, July 1998. Follow this link: www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf

Language

English