Unable to open DEM raster layer .tif file downloaded from USGS

[anonymous]

What steps will reproduce the problem? ¶

1. File -> Open -> .tif

What is the expected result? ¶

My first time using it, so I'm unsure what the expected result is. I'm guessing the .tif image appears as a usable layer in JOSM?

What happens instead? ¶

"A Geotagged Images" dialog box opens with the information "Loading .tif" but hangs.
"A Correlate Images with GPX track" dialog box opens.
A Geotagged Images layer appears, but there is no image.
"You have encountered a bug in JOSM" dialog box opens.

Please provide any additional information below. Attach a screenshot if possible. ¶

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Repository:UUID: 0c6e7542-c601-0410-84e7-c038aed88b3b
Last:Changed Date: 2025-03-29 21:08:34 +0100 (Sat, 29 Mar 2025)
Revision:19369
Build-Date:2025-03-30 01:30:37
URL:https://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (19369 en_GB) Linux Mint 22
Memory Usage: 684 MB / 7996 MB (36 MB allocated, but free)
Java version: 21.0.5+11-LTS, Azul Systems, Inc., OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
Look and Feel: javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel
Screen: :0.0 2560x1440x[Multi depth]@60Hz (scaling 1.00×1.00) :0.1 1920x1080x[Multi depth]@[Unknown refresh rate] (scaling 1.00×1.00)
Maximum Screen Size: 2560×1440
Best cursor sizes: 16×16→16×16, 32×32→32×32
Environment variable LANG: en_GB.UTF-8
System property file.encoding: UTF-8
System property sun.jnu.encoding: UTF-8
Locale info: en_GB
Numbers with default locale: 1234567890 -> 1234567890
Desktop environment: X-Cinnamon
fonts-noto: fonts-noto:-
VM arguments: [-Dicedtea-web.bin.location=/opt/OpenWebStart/javaws, -Djava.util.Arrays.useLegacyMergeSort=true, --add-reads=java.base=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-reads=java.desktop=ALL-UNNAMED,java.naming, --add-reads=java.naming=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.desktop/javax.jnlp=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.jar=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.provider=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.util=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.validator=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.x509=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/jdk.internal.util.jar=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.X11=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.applet=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop,jdk.jsobject, --add-exports=java.naming/com.sun.jndi.toolkit.url=ALL-UNNAMED,java.desktop, --add-modules=java.scripting,java.sql,javafx.controls,javafx.media,javafx.swing,javafx.web, --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.imageio.spi=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-exports=jdk.deploy/com.sun.deploy.config=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.loader=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.ref=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.imageio.spi=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.text.html=ALL-UNNAMED, --add-opens=java.prefs/java.util.prefs=ALL-UNNAMED, -Djava.security.manager=allow]
Dataset consistency test: No problems found

Plugins:
+ Elevation (0.10.2)
+ ImportImagePlugin (36413)
+ PicLayer (266)
+ apache-commons (36415)
+ buildings_tools (36413)
+ easypresets (1623509627)
+ ejml (36415)
+ geotools (36413)
+ importvec (36413)
+ jackson (36415)
+ jaxb (36415)
+ jogl (1.2.3)
+ jts (36413)
+ kendzi3d-resources (0.0.2)
+ log4j (36413)
+ lwjgl (36415)
+ lwjgl-unixoid (36415)
+ measurement (36413)
+ opendata (36415)
+ pmtiles (36415)
+ reltoolbox (36413)
+ reverter (36413)
+ terracer (36413)
+ undelete (36413)
+ utilsplugin2 (36413)

Tagging presets:
+ ${HOME}/Downloads/Installation/Mapping/Presets_OneClick/Presets_OneClick-preset.xml
+ <josm.userdata>/EasyPresets.xml

Last errors/warnings:
- 03217.915 E: Handled by bug report queue: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: Index -1 out of bounds for length 65536
- 03217.965 E: Handled by bug report queue: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException



=== REPORTED CRASH DATA ===
BugReportExceptionHandler#handleException:
No data collected.

Warning issued by: BugReportExceptionHandler#handleException

=== STACK TRACE ===
Thread: AWT-EventQueue-1 (46) of JOSM
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: Index -1 out of bounds for length 65536
	at java.desktop/java.awt.image.ComponentColorModel.getRGBComponent(ComponentColorModel.java:893)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.image.ComponentColorModel.getRed(ComponentColorModel.java:934)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.image.ComponentColorModel.getRGB(ComponentColorModel.java:1125)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.loops.OpaqueCopyAnyToArgb.Blit(CustomComponent.java:145)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.loops.GraphicsPrimitive.convertFrom(GraphicsPrimitive.java:571)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.loops.GraphicsPrimitive.convertFrom(GraphicsPrimitive.java:552)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.loops.MaskBlit$General.MaskBlit(MaskBlit.java:190)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.loops.Blit$GeneralMaskBlit.Blit(Blit.java:205)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.blitSurfaceData(DrawImage.java:993)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.renderImageCopy(DrawImage.java:590)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.copyImage(DrawImage.java:88)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.copyImage(DrawImage.java:1064)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.ValidatePipe.copyImage(ValidatePipe.java:196)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.copyImage(SunGraphics2D.java:3342)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.makeBufferedImage(DrawImage.java:359)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.renderImageXform(DrawImage.java:477)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.xr.XRDrawImage.renderImageXform(XRDrawImage.java:74)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.transformImage(DrawImage.java:266)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.scaleImage(DrawImage.java:783)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.scaleImage(DrawImage.java:1102)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.pipe.ValidatePipe.scaleImage(ValidatePipe.java:219)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawImage(SunGraphics2D.java:3518)
	at java.desktop/sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawImage(SunGraphics2D.java:3459)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.geoimage.viewers.projections.Perspective.paintImage(Perspective.java:30)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.geoimage.ImageDisplay.paintComponent(ImageDisplay.java:732)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1128)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:961)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1137)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintToOffscreen(JComponent.java:5318)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.paint(BufferStrategyPaintManager.java:255)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(RepaintManager.java:1336)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(JComponent.java:5266)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(JComponent.java:5076)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$4.run(RepaintManager.java:878)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$4.run(RepaintManager.java:861)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:400)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:87)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:861)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:834)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.prePaintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:784)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$ProcessingRunnable.run(RepaintManager.java:1897)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:318)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:773)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:720)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:714)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:400)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:87)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:742)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)

[GerdP]

Might be an invalid *.tif file or a bug in Java. Can you open the file with other tools?

[anonymous]

The image is a GeoTIFF 1 Arc-second file downloaded from USGS' SRTM 1 Arc-Second Global website.

This is my first time using DEM technology. I am able to open the file with a normal image viewer/editor (though I don't understand the image - it's all black with grainy bits of grey). The file size is 26MB so it exceeds the 20MB limit to be uploaded.