Geographic Imager Supported Formats
Geographic Imager Raster Reference Formats
| Format | Extension(s) | Supported since | Read | Write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| BigTIFF | *.tif, *.tiff | R: 3.0, W: 3.4 | ||
| BSB | *.kap | 4.1 | ||
| ERDAS IMAGINE Raster | *.img | R: 3.4, W: 3.5 | ||
| ER Mapper ECW | *.ecw | R: 2.5 | ||
| ENVI Raster | *.hdr,*.dat | R: 5.2 | ||
| Geospatial PDF | 3.2 | |||
| GeoPDF | 3.2 | |||
| GeoTIFF | *.tif, *.tiff | 1.0 | ||
| JPEG 2000 | *.jp2, *.j2k, *.jpx, *.jpc, *.j2c, *.jpf | R: 2.5, W: 3.2 | ||
| LizardTech MrSID | *.sid | R: 2.5, W: 4.1 | ‡ | |
| MrSID/MG4 LiDAR | *.sid | 3.5 | ||
| NITF | *.ntf | R: 3.0, W: 3.4 | ||
| PCI EASI/PACE | *.pix | 2.5 | ||
| SGI Image format | *.rgb | 2.5 | ||
| Web Map Service (WMS) | *.tiff, *.png, *.jpg, *.gif | 3.4 | ||
Geographic Imager DEM Formats
| Format | Extension(s) | Supported since | Read | Write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esri ArcInfo ASCII Grid | *.agr, *.grd, *.txt, *.asc | R: 2.5, W: 5.0 | ||
| Esri ArcInfo Binary Grid | *.adf | 2.5 | ||
| Esri ArcInfo Floating Grid | *.flt | 3.4 | ||
| Esri BIL | *.bil | R: 3.0, W: 5.0 | † | |
| ENVI DEM | *.hdr*.dat | R: 5.2 | ||
| ERDAS IMAGINE | *.img | 3.4 | ||
| Grayscale DEM GeoTIFF | *.tiff | R: 3.4, W: 4.2 | ||
| Military Elevation Data / DTED | *.dt0, *.dt1, *.dt2 | 2.5 | ||
| USGS SDTS | *.ddf | 2.5 | ||
| USGS DEM | *.dem | R: 2.5, W: 4.3 | ||
| SRTM | *.hgt | 2.5 |
Geographic Imager External Reference Formats
| Format | Extension(s) | Supported since | Read | Write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Files | *.tfw, *.tifw, *.wld, *.jgw, *.pgw, *.sdw,*.eww, *.blw, *.dmw, *.bpw, *.gfw | 1.0 | ||
| Blue Marble Reference | *.rsf | 1.0 | ||
| MapInfo TAB | *.tab | 1.0 | ||
| ER Mapper | *.ers | 1.0 | ||
Geographic Imager Web Tile Formats
| Format | Extension(s) | Supported since | Read | Write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps | *.html, *.png, *.jpg | 4.2 | ||
| Bing Maps | *.html, *.png, *.jpg | 4.2 | ||
| OpenStreetMap (OSM) | *.html, *.png, *.jpg | 5.0 | ||
| TileMap Service | *.xml, *.png, *.jpg | 5.0 | ||
| MapBox TileMill | *.mbtiles | 5.0 | ||
| Geopackage | *.gpkg | 5.1 | ||
Geographic Imager Vector Data Formats
| Format | Extension(s) | Supported since | Points and Text Import | Lines and Areas Import |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD Drawing/Exchange | *.dxf, *.dwg | 6.0 | ||
| Delimited XY Text Data | *.txt, *.csv, *.tsv | 6.0 | ||
| Digital Line Graph | *.opt, *.dlg | 6.0 | ||
| Esri ArcInfo Generate | *.gen | 6.0 | ||
| Esri Interchange File | *.e00 | 6.0 | ||
| Esri Shapefile | *.shp | 6.0 | ||
| Geography Markup Language | *.gml, *.xml | 6.0 | ||
| GeoJSON | *.geojson, *.json | 6.0 | ||
| Google Earth | *.kml, *.kmz | 6.0 | ||
| GPS Exchange Format | *.gpx | 6.0 | ||
| International Hydrographic Office S-57 | *.000, *.030 | 6.0 | ||
| MapInfo Interchange Format | *.mif | 6.0 | ||
| MapInfo Table | *.tab | 6.0 | ||
| Microsoft Excel | *.xls | 6.0 | ||
| MicroStation Design | *.dgn | 6.0 | ||
| Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) | *.catd.ddf | 6.0 | ||
| TIGER/Line | *.rt1, *.r*1, *.*bw1 | 6.0 | ||
| Esri File Geodatabase† | *.gdb | 6.1 | ||
| Esri Personal Geodatabase† | *.mdb | 6.1 | ||
| PostGIS Spatial Database | 6.1 |
