LanguageTFW
ArcView world data
File type: Text file, GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Files with tfw file extension can be found as GIS world files from ESRI ArcView. A tfw files are stored in simple text format and saved as separate file along *.tif image.
Found 2 different file type records with the same tfw filename suffix.
What is tfw file?
File type category:
Text file
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: May 9, 2024
The tfw file extension is related to ESRI ArcView GIS software.
The tfw file contains world data (rotational information and the world coordinates) for a tif image.
These world files must be in ASCII text format and stored in the same directory or folder as the image file.
How to open tfw file?
Use ArcView to view content of *.tfw files.
How to convert tfw file?
Compatible tools may be able to export tfw files to other formats.
Suggested software to open tfw file:
Associated software actions with the tfw file
Software applications that can open tfw files:
ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) (Microsoft Windows)
Global Mapper (Microsoft Windows)
Programs for viewing tfw files:
ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) (Microsoft Windows)
Global Mapper (Microsoft Windows)
OziExplorer (Microsoft Windows)
MrSID data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 10, 2019
The tfw file extension was also used in MrSID, a program for encoding of georeferenced raster graphics, such as orthophotos. MrSID was developed primarily for Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
With TFW format, massive image data can be partitioned and displayed as satellite imagery in map software.