.NITF File Extension

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Information about the file NITF
  • National Imagery Transmission Format
  • Data Files
  • U.S. Department of Defense

What is the NITF file?

The NITF file extension can be associated with several types of files. Most often, however, a file with such an extension is associated with the National Imagery Transmission Format format. NITF files are supported by Linux, Mac OS, Windows operating systems. The NITF file is one of the Data Files files, just like 1326 of the other files found in our file information database. The creator of National Imagery Transmission Format is U.S. Department of Defense.

A program that can open the NITF file is e.g. XnView. This software was released by Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet. However, you can also use other applications, e.g. GDAL, Converter Pro, ENVI.

Programs, that can open .NITF files

Exelis Visual Information Solutions
ENVI
Windows
Windows
Windows
Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet
XnView
Cross-platform
Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet
XnView
Cross-platform
Linux

How to open a .NITF file?

If you have problems opening the file NITF, then in most cases the problem is only the lack of the proper application installed. Select one of the programs from the list and install it on your device. The operating system should automatically associate the NITF file format with the installed program. If not, right click on your NITF file and select from the menu "Open with" . Then select the installed program and confirm the operation. Now all NITF files should automatically open with the selected program.

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