Autodesk 15606-011408-9320 User Guide - Page 97

When the category is in place, users can type an address or ZIP code and zoom directly to that location on the map. For more information, see "Creating and Modifying Zoom Goto Location Categories" on page 140. Working with Raster Images Raster images are pixel-based images, such as digital photographs (satellite images, for example). Raster images are very useful as background images underneath your vector data, for example, an aerial photograph of a city with a layer of streets overlaying it. Autodesk MapGuide supports various raster image file formats. The following section contains a complete list of supported file formats. Raster Image File Formats The following table provides a brief description of the raster image file formats supported by Autodesk MapGuide Author and Autodesk MapGuide Server. Format GIF TGA CALS PNG BMP JPEG TIFF GeoSPOT File Description Extension .GIF Graphics Interchange Format (North America only) .TGA TrueVision Targa 2.0 Format .CAL CALS MIL-R-28002A Type 1 Format .PNG Portable Network Graphic .BMP Microsoft Windows Bitmap .JPG, .JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group .TIF, .TIFF Tagged Image File Format .BIL Band Interleaved (GeoSPOT, others) Note that GeoSPOT files need their associated color index files, which have a .CLR file extension. The CLR file should be in the same directory as the BIL file. Working with Raster Images | 97