TFW File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .tfw
Format Type Text
Usage Geospatial raster data
Primary Association TIFF Images
Number of Lines 6
Line 1 Pixel size in the x-direction in map units/pixel
Line 2 Rotation about the y-axis
Line 3 Rotation about the x-axis
Line 4 Pixel size in the y-direction in map units, typically negative
Line 5 x-coordinate of the center of the upper left pixel
Line 6 y-coordinate of the center of the upper left pixel
Content Type Plain text
Encoding ASCII
Georeferencing Yes
Companion File TIFF image file
MIME Type text/plain
Editable Yes, with a text editor
Specification ESRI World File format
Used By GIS software
Unique Identifier None inherently; depends on accompanying TIFF
Open Format Yes