Why is my GeoTIFF Image showing up as black when viewed with a standard image viewer (e.g. Apple Preview, Windows Photo Viewer, etc.)?

If you try to open your 5-layer GeoTIFF or DSM (downloaded from ATLAS) in a standard image viewer, you may see something like this:

Fear not! This does not mean your data is missing or that the file is corrupt, it simply means that the image viewer you are using is not able to display this very specialized type of image data. The best way to view your data is to open it in a GIS program such as QGIS or ArcMap. 

For more information on viewing your data in a GIS program, please check out our other Help Center articles: 

How Do I Work With MicaSense GeoTiff's In QGIS And Create A PDF Report? 

How Do I Display My MicaSense Multi-Layer GeoTiff In ArcMap? 

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