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mrsidgeoinfo

The mrsidgeoinfo tool displays basic information about an image, such as width, height, file format, and more. Various image formats are supported. For compressed images, GeoExpress also displays the compression ratio of the image and the nominal size.

TIP:For MrSID images, the mrsidgeoinfo tool also displays the generation of the MrSID format used during compression. For example, the tool displays that the image is stored in the MrSID Generation 4 (MG4) format.

By default the mrsidgeoinfo tool is installed in the following directory:

C:\Program Files\LizardTech\GeoExpress95\bin

Switches

File Control

mrsidgeoinfo File Control Switches
Switch Value Notes
-inputformat/-if string

Identifies the input file format. Accepted values are:

tif – TIFF 6.0

bil – (a BBB format) Band interleaved by line

bip – (a BBB format) Band interleaved by pixel

bsq – (a BBB format) Band sequential

doq – Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (DOQ)

doq_nc – DOQ (no clipping)

ras – Sun Raster

lan – ERDAS LAN

sid – MrSID

jpg – "old-style" JPEG (not JPEG 2000)

jp2 – JPEG 2000

bmp – Windows bitmap (BMP)

nitf – National Imagery Transmission Format 2.0 and 2.1 (NITF)

img – ERDAS Imagine

-mosaic/-mos   Identifies the input file as an AUX file of mosaic images. Using the -mosaic switch creates a flat output file.

Main Switches

Main mrsidgeoinfo Switches
Switch Value Notes
-metadata/-meta   Show metadata tags and values.
-tiles/-tile   Show tile information (composite MG3 only).
-genProfile/-prof string Generate JP2 profile.
-worldFile/-wf   Generate world file.
-ignoreWorldFile/-ignorewf   Ignore georeferencing from world files.
-tfwOverride/-tifw   Use .tfw file (for TIFF images only).
-projectDims/-dims   Show image dimensions at various resolution levels.
-wkt   Display any well-known text string (WKT) information for the image.
-aoi   Display any area of interest (AOI) information for the image.
-inputFile/-input string Name of input file (required).
-stats   Display image statistics for each image band. The image statistics include the minimum value, the maximum value, the mean value, and the standard deviation.

Other Switches

Other mrsidgeoinfo Switches
Switch Value Notes
-h/-?   Show short usage message.
-help  

Show detailed usage message.
-version/-v   Show version information.
-quiet   Don't show informational message.
-log string Write output to log file.
-progress string

Progress meter style. Acceptable values:

none

default

timer

Examples

In the following example, the command displays the basic image information for a MrSID image named "image.sid": 

mrsidgeoinfo image.sid

In the following example, the command line displays the basic image information and the metadata for a TIFF image named "foo.tif": 

mrsidgeoinfo –meta foo.tif

In the following example, the command line displays metadata information for an AUX file containing JPEG format images named "mosaic.txt": 

mrsidgeoinfo –mos –if jpg mosaic.txt