What is a .BIP file?
BIP is a band-interleaved-by-pixel raster used in remote sensing.
- Did you know
- BIP stores all of a pixel’s bands together, one pixel after another.
- BIP stores every band of a pixel together before moving to the next pixel, the most interleaved of the three ENVI layouts.
- Like its BIL and BSQ siblings, a BIP raster needs an accompanying .hdr header file to be interpreted.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read more GIS and mapping files: OpenStreetMap o5m/o5c binaries, Esri layer files (.lyrx ArcGIS Pro CIM JSON, .lyr ArcMap), QGIS projects (.qgs/.qgz - version, CRS, layer list), shapefile spatial indexes (.sbn/.sbx), GMT/GDAL colour palettes (.cpt) and ENVI band-interleaved rasters (.bil/.bip/.bsq).
- Depth of analysis
- .BIP is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .BIP file
- Drag a .BIP file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.