# MSGN -- Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) Native Archive Format (.nat)

GDAL supports reading only of MSG native files. These files may have nything from 1 to 12 bands, all at 10-bit resolution.

Currently the driver ignores the 12th band (HRV) because it does not have the same resolution as the others, so it can not be accommodated within the same dataset. Adding support for this band would be straightforward, though.

Georeferencing is currently supported, but the results may not be acceptable, depending on your requirements. The current workaround is to implement the CGMS Geostationary projection directly.