GeoKeys Property

The collection of GeoKeys used when reading and writing Geo TIFF files.

Syntax

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public RasterCollection<RasterTagMetadata> GeoKeys {get;}

'Declaration
 
Public ReadOnly Property GeoKeys As RasterCollection(Of RasterTagMetadata)

'Usage
 
Dim instance As RasterImage
Dim value As RasterCollection(Of RasterTagMetadata)
 
value = instance.GeoKeys

public RasterCollection<RasterTagMetadata> GeoKeys {get;}

 get_GeoKeys();

public:
property RasterCollection<RasterTagMetadata^>^ GeoKeys {
   RasterCollection<RasterTagMetadata^>^ get();
}

Property Value

A collection of RasterTagMetadata GeoKeys used when reading and writing Geo TIFF files.

Remarks

GeoTIFF files are TIFF files containing a few extra TIFF tags describing the image location, scale at which the picture was taken and many other information useful for topographic applications.

Any GeoTIFF file that you save will include the GeoKey data set until you clear the GeoKey data. To save this data to a file, save RasterImageFormat.GeoTiff files.

For more information, refer to Implementing GeoKeys (GeoTIFF tags).

To write the GeoKey data directly to an existing file, call RasterCodecs.WriteGeoKey. Note that LEADTOOLS does not verify the validity of the GeoKeys that you set. It is your responsibility to make sure you write correct values according to the GeoTIFF specification.

You can manipulate the GeoKeys of an image by adding/removing RasterTagMetadata objects to this collection.

By setting the CodecsSaveOptions.GeoKeys property to true before calling RasterCodecs.Save, you can save the GeoKeys in this collection when the image is saved into a file.

By setting the CodecsLoadOptions.Markers property to true before calling RasterCodecs.Load, you can load all the markers (if any) into this collection when an image is loaded from a file.

You can use the RasterCodecs.WriteGeoKeys method to save GeoKeys tags directly to an existing file and the RasterCodecs.EnumGeoKeys to load the GeoKeys stored in an existing file.

For more information on GeoKeys, refer to Implementing GeoKeys (GeoTIFF tags).

For more information, refer to Non Image Data.

Example

Visual Basic
C#
WinRT C#
WinRT JavaScript
Silverlight C#
Silverlight VB

Private Sub DisplayGeoKey(ByVal key As RasterTagMetadata)
      Select Case key.DataType
         Case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii
            MessageBox.Show("Key " & key.Id.ToString() & " = " & key.ToAscii())
         Case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Byte
            MessageBox.Show("Key " & key.Id.ToString() & " = " & key.ToByte()(0).ToString())
      End Select
   End Sub
   Public Sub GeoKeysExample()
      Dim codecs As RasterCodecs = New RasterCodecs()
      Dim image As RasterImage = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1.CMP"))

      ' Ascii
      Dim keyDataAscii As RasterTagMetadata = New RasterTagMetadata()
      ' set the GTCitationGeoKey key, for more info, refer to the Geo TIFF spec.
      keyDataAscii.Id = 1026
      keyDataAscii.DataType = RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii
      keyDataAscii.FromAscii("Test String")
      image.GeoKeys.Add(keyDataAscii)

      codecs.Options.Save.GeoKeys = True
      codecs.Save(image, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1_GEOKEY.TIF"), RasterImageFormat.GeoTiff, 0)

      ' load the GeoKeys together with the image
      Dim key As RasterTagMetadata = codecs.ReadGeoKey(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1_GEOKEY.TIF"), 1, keyDataAscii.Id)
      DisplayGeoKey(key)

      codecs.Dispose()
   End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"
End Class

private void DisplayGeoKey(RasterTagMetadata key)
   {
      switch(key.DataType)
      {
         case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii:
            MessageBox.Show("Key " + key.Id.ToString() + " = " + key.ToAscii());
            break;
         case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Byte:
            MessageBox.Show("Key " + key.Id.ToString() + " = " + key.ToByte()[0].ToString());
            break;
      }
   }
   public void GeoKeysExample()
   {
      RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();
      RasterImage image = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1.CMP"));

      // Ascii
      RasterTagMetadata keyDataAscii = new RasterTagMetadata();
      // set the GTCitationGeoKey key, for more info, refer to the Geo TIFF spec.
      keyDataAscii.Id = 1026;
      keyDataAscii.DataType = RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii;
      keyDataAscii.FromAscii("Test String");
      image.GeoKeys.Add(keyDataAscii);

      codecs.Options.Save.GeoKeys = true;
      codecs.Save(image, Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1_GEOKEY.TIF"), RasterImageFormat.GeoTiff, 0);

      // load the GeoKeys together with the image
      RasterTagMetadata key = codecs.ReadGeoKey(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "IMAGE1_GEOKEY.TIF"), 1, keyDataAscii.Id);
      DisplayGeoKey(key);

      codecs.Dispose();
   }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images";
}

function DisplayGeoKey(key)
{
   switch (key.dataType)
   {
      case Leadtools.RasterTagMetadataDataType.ascii:
         console.info("Key " + key.id.toString() + " = " + key.toAscii());
         break;
         
      case Leadtools.RasterTagMetadataDataType.byte:
         console.info("Key " + key.id.toString() + " = " + key.toByte()[0].toString());
         break;
   }
}


RasterImageExamples.prototype.GeoKeysExample = function () {
   Tools.SetLicense();
   with (Leadtools) {
      with (Leadtools.Codecs) {
         var codecs = new RasterCodecs();
         var srcFileName = "Assets\\Image1.cmp";
         var image;
         var keyDataAscii;
         return Tools.AppInstallFolder().getFileAsync(srcFileName).then(function (loadFile) {
            return codecs.loadAsync(LeadStreamFactory.create(loadFile))
         })
               .then(function (img) {
                  image = img;

                  // Ascii
                  keyDataAscii = new RasterTagMetadata();
                  // set the GTCitationGeoKey key, for more info, refer to the Geo TIFF spec.
                  keyDataAscii.id = 1026;
                  keyDataAscii.dataType = RasterTagMetadataDataType.ascii;
                  keyDataAscii.fromAscii("Test String");
                  image.geoKeys.append(keyDataAscii);

                  codecs.options.save.geoKeys = true;
                  return Tools.AppLocalFolder().createFileAsync("IMAGE1_GEOKEY.TIF")
               })
               .then(function (saveFile) {
                  var saveStream = LeadStreamFactory.create(saveFile);
                  return codecs.saveAsync(image, saveStream, RasterImageFormat.geoTiff, 0)
               })
               .then(function () {

                  // load the GeoKeys together with the image
                  return Tools.AppLocalFolder().getFileAsync("IMAGE1_GEOKEY.TIF")
               })
               .then(function (loadFile) {
                  return codecs.readGeoKeyAsync(LeadStreamFactory.create(loadFile), 1, keyDataAscii.id)
               })
               .then(function (key) {
                  DisplayGeoKey(key);
                  image.close();
                  codecs.close();
               });
      }
   }
}

private void DisplayGeoKey(RasterTagMetadata key)
{
   switch (key.DataType)
   {
      case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii:
         Debug.WriteLine("Key " + key.Id.ToString() + " = " + key.ToAscii());
         break;
      case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Byte:
         Debug.WriteLine("Key " + key.Id.ToString() + " = " + key.ToByte()[0].ToString());
         break;
   }
}
[TestMethod]
public async Task GeoKeysExample()
{
   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();
   string srcFileName = @"Assets\Image1.cmp";
   StorageFile loadFile = await Tools.AppInstallFolder.GetFileAsync(srcFileName);
   RasterImage image = await codecs.LoadAsync(LeadStreamFactory.Create(loadFile));
   // Ascii
   RasterTagMetadata keyDataAscii = new RasterTagMetadata();
   // set the GTCitationGeoKey key, for more info, refer to the Geo TIFF spec.
   keyDataAscii.Id = 1026;
   keyDataAscii.DataType = RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii;
   keyDataAscii.FromAscii("Test String");
   image.GeoKeys.Add(keyDataAscii);

   codecs.Options.Save.GeoKeys = true;
   StorageFile saveFile = await Tools.AppLocalFolder.CreateFileAsync("IMAGE1_GEOKEY.TIF");
   ILeadStream saveStream = LeadStreamFactory.Create(saveFile);
   await codecs.SaveAsync(image, saveStream, RasterImageFormat.GeoTiff, 0);

   // load the GeoKeys together with the image
   loadFile = await Tools.AppLocalFolder.GetFileAsync("IMAGE1_GEOKEY.TIF");
   RasterTagMetadata key = await codecs.ReadGeoKeyAsync(LeadStreamFactory.Create(loadFile), 1, keyDataAscii.Id);
   DisplayGeoKey(key);

   codecs.Dispose();
}

private void DisplayGeoKey(RasterTagMetadata key)
{
   switch (key.DataType)
   {
      case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii:
         Debug.WriteLine("Key " + key.Id.ToString() + " = " + key.ToAscii());
         break;
      case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Byte:
         Debug.WriteLine("Key " + key.Id.ToString() + " = " + key.ToByte()[0].ToString());
         break;
   }
}
public void GeoKeysExample(RasterImage image, Stream destStream)
{
   // Ascii
   RasterTagMetadata keyDataAscii = new RasterTagMetadata();
   // set the GTCitationGeoKey key, for more info, refer to the Geo TIFF spec.
   keyDataAscii.Id = 1026;
   keyDataAscii.DataType = RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii;
   keyDataAscii.FromAscii("Test String");
   image.GeoKeys.Add(keyDataAscii);
   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs();
   codecs.Options.Save.GeoKeys = true;
   codecs.Save(image, destStream, RasterImageFormat.GeoTiff, 0);

   // load the GeoKeys together with the image
   RasterTagMetadata key = codecs.ReadGeoKey(destStream, 1, keyDataAscii.Id);
   DisplayGeoKey(key);
}

Private Sub DisplayGeoKey(ByVal key As RasterTagMetadata)
   Select Case key.DataType
      Case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii
         Debug.WriteLine("Key " & key.Id.ToString() & " = " & key.ToAscii())
      Case RasterTagMetadataDataType.Byte
         Debug.WriteLine("Key " & key.Id.ToString() & " = " & key.ToByte()(0).ToString())
   End Select
End Sub
Public Sub GeoKeysExample(ByVal image As RasterImage, ByVal destStream As Stream)
   ' Ascii
   Dim keyDataAscii As RasterTagMetadata = New RasterTagMetadata()
   ' set the GTCitationGeoKey key, for more info, refer to the Geo TIFF spec.
   keyDataAscii.Id = 1026
   keyDataAscii.DataType = RasterTagMetadataDataType.Ascii
   keyDataAscii.FromAscii("Test String")
   image.GeoKeys.Add(keyDataAscii)
   Dim codecs As RasterCodecs = New RasterCodecs()
   codecs.Options.Save.GeoKeys = True
   codecs.Save(image, destStream, RasterImageFormat.GeoTiff, 0)

   ' load the GeoKeys together with the image
   Dim key As RasterTagMetadata = codecs.ReadGeoKey(destStream, 1, keyDataAscii.Id)
   DisplayGeoKey(key)
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

RasterImage Class
RasterImage Members