Hi Julian,
Although they all use the “.tif”/“.tiff” extension, TIFF files can be very different under the hood:
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Plain TIFF has no geospatial metadata (no projection, no bounding box, etc.).
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GeoTIFF embeds CRS, extent, and can be internally “striped” or “tiled.”
WpfRasterLayer only supports non‑georeferenced TIFFs. It won’t read embedded GeoTIFF tags—you’ll need a separate world file (.tfw) to place it on the map.
GeoTiffRasterLayer and GeoTiffGdalRasterLayer both read full GeoTIFFs:
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GeoTiffGdalRasterLayer (GDAL‑backed) is the newest and fastest option, but it isn’t available on mobile platforms.
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GeoTiffRasterLayer (managed reader) works everywhere (including mobile), but it’s less up‑to‑date and slower.
Hope that clears things up—so I would recommend using the Gdal version if you can.
Let me know if you have any other questions!
Thanks,
Ben