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Selects an image file format in which to return a block of pixel data.
Enums
IMAGE_FILE_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED
Unspecified.
JPEG
JPEG. Intended for display purposes. Only supported for 8-bit RGB data, or data that is converted to 8-bit RGB via visualization parameters.
PNG
PNG. Intended for display purposes. Only supported for 8-bit RGB data, or data that is converted to 8-bit RGB via visualization parameters.
AUTO_JPEG_PNG
Automatically select JPEG or PNG depending on whether or not there is any transparency. Intended for display purposes. Only supported for 8-bit RGB data, or data that is converted to 8-bit RGB via visualization parameters.
NPY
NumPy .npy format.
GEO_TIFF
GeoTIFF format.
TF_RECORD_IMAGE
TFRecord format. Only supported for image exports.
ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF
A format which returns a GeoTIFF file wrapped in a zip file. This is only available when using CreateThumbnail.
ZIPPED_GEO_TIFF_PER_BAND
A format which returns a GeoTIFF file for each band, wrapped in a zip file. This is only available when using CreateThumbnail.
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