Global Mapper supports
viewing of dozens of the most common data formats: |
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- GeoPDF®
- DLG (DLG-O & SDTS)
- DRG
- DOQ
- DEM
- DGN
- DTED
- DWG
- ESRI File Geodatabase (FGDB)
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- DXF
- GPX
- SDTS DEM
- ECW
- MrSID (Imagery & Lidar)
- ESRI Shapefiles
- E00
- Vertical Mapper GRD
- GML
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- JPEG2000
- CADRG/CIB
- GeoTIFF
- KML/KMZ
- Lidar LAS
- Arc Grid
- Tiger/Line
- SEGP1/UKOOA P-190
- SEG-Y
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| And many,
many more! Click to find out more about the formats
supported by Global Mapper. |
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| Provides direct access to
DigitalGlobe high resolution color imagery and
OpenStreetMap.org detailed street maps for the entire
world from within the application! |
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| Provides direct access to the
complete TerraServer-USA/MSRMaps.com
satellite imagery and USGS DRG topographic map archive for the entire US free-of-charge
within the application! |
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| Provides easy, direct access to
WMS, OSM, and TMS data sources, including built-in access
to the complete 10-m and 30-m NED databases, the
3-arc second world SRTM terrain database,
1.5-arc second world ASTER GDEM terrain database, and color
global Landsat imagery free-of-charge within the application! |
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| Supports true
3D viewing of loaded elevation and 3D vector data including draping of any loaded
imagery and vector data over the 3D surface. |
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| Crop, reproject,
and merge/mosaic any combination of raster data and elevation data, including
DRGs. You can also crop data to an area feature. Data will automatically mosaic into the
correct location relative to each other using positioning information associated with the data. |
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| GeoPDF® SUPPORT! You can import GeoPDF®
files and export any collection of loaded data to new Geo-enabled PDF files, making your data accessible to
any user without requiring them to have any mapping knowledge. |
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| DIGITIZING
SUPPORT! You can digitize new vector (area, line, and point) features
by drawing them with the mouse. You can also edit existing vector features.
Newly created and editing features can be saved to any of the supported
export formats. In addition, shapes like rectangles, circles, ellipses,
arcs, buffers around existing features, and concentric range rings can be
easily created as well. You can also input features via a series of
distance/bearing/COGO coordinates. |
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| GPS SUPPORT!
You can track a compatible GPS device connected to your computer's serial
port or USB port in real-time over any loaded data. In addition, you can
mark waypoints at the current GPS location and record a tracklog of where
your GPS device has been while connected, all seamless with your loaded
map data! With supported devices (such as the
RavTrack GPS Transponders from RaveonTech) you can even track multiple GPS devices in
order to perform fleet management functions. You can also send any loaded data
to comaptible Garmin GPS devices (like Oregon and Colorado devices), thus allowing
you to easily view imagery and other data on your handheld Garmin device. |
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| PROJECTION/DATUM
SUPPORT - Global Mapper supports accurate conversions between a large
list of projection systems and datums. NAD27 and NAD83 HPGN/HARN datum conversions in the US
use the NADCON conversion method, and the NTv2 datum conversion method is
used for the NAD27 (Canada), AGD66, AGD84, and NZGD49 datums. Custom datum
conversions can be easily added in either 3-parameter or 7-parameter form
if a required datum transformation is not already supported. |
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| EXPORT SUPPORT! You can export
both vector, raster, and elevation data to a variety of formats (see below).
You can merge any combination of data sets, regardless of source scale,
type, and projection. You can also breakup your data into a regularly spaced
grid on export if you'd like as well. Get more details about formats! |
- Vector Data (i.e. DLGs, Shapefiles, DXF, etc.)
- Arc Ungenerate format
- AutoCAD DXF format
- CDF format
- CSV format
- Delft3D (LDB) format
- DeLorme Text/Drawing format
- DGN format
- DWG format
- ESRI Shapefile format
- Garmin PCX5 TRK and WPT formats
- GPX (GPS eXchange Format)
- KML/KMZ (Google Earth) formats
- InRoads ASCII format
- Landmark Graphics format
- Lidar LAS format
- Lowrance LCM format
- Lowrance USR format
- MapGen format
- MapInfo MIF/MID format
- MapInfo TAB/MAP format
- MatLab format
- MOSS format
- NIMA ASC format
- PDF (Geo-enabled) format
- Platte River ASCII Digitizer format
- PLS CADD XYZ Grid format
- Polish MP (cGPSMapper) format
- SEGP1 format
- Simple ASCII Text format
- Surfer BLN format
- SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) format
- TomTom OV2 (point database) format
- Tsunami OVR format
- UKOOA P/190 format
- USGS DLG-O format
- WAsP .MAP format
- ZMap Plus XYSegId format
- Raster Data (i.e. imagery, scanned maps, etc.)
- BIL/BIP/BSQ formats
- BMP
- BSB Marine Chart format
- ECW format
- Erdas Imagine format
- GeoTIFF format
- KML/KMZ raster format (including super overlay support)
- Idrisi format
- JPG format
- JPG2000 format
- NITF format
- PDF (Geo-enabled) format
- PNG format
- Elevation Data (i.e. DEMs, etc.)
- Arc ASCII Grid format
- BIL format
- BT (Binary Terrain) format
- DTED format
- DXF (3D-point, 3D-mesh, and 3D-face) formats
- Erdas Imagine format
- Float/Grid file format
- Geosoft Grid format
- GeoTIFF DEM format
- Gravsoft Grid format
- Idrisi format
- Leveller Heightfield format
- Lidar LAS format
- MapMaker Terrain file format
- Optimi Terrain file format
- PGM Grayscale Grid file format
- PLS CADD XYZ Grid file format
- RockWorks Grid format
- SRTM HGT format
- STL format
- Surfer Grid (ASCII and binary) formats
- Terragen Terrain file format
- USGS DEM format
- Vertical Mapper (MapInfo) Grid
- VRML format
- Vulcan3D Triangulation format
- XYZ ASCII Grid format
- Zmap Plus Grid format
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| IMAGE RECTIFICATION! You can
graphically rectify (georeference) any JPG, TIFF, or PNG image and save
the results to a new fully georeferenced image. Vector data can also have
a rectification process applied to it after loading to allow morphing vector
data to fit other data sets. |
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| CONTOUR GENERATION! You can
create contours for any combination of elevation data. You can also specify
the contour interval to use. The generated contour data can then be exported
to any of the supported vector export formats (see previous item for a list). |
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| Automatic triangulation and gridding
of 3D point (i.e. LIDAR) data sets, such as ASCII XYZ files. This allows you to
convert a set of elevation samples into a fully gridded data set, which
can then be used for contour generation, line of sight analysis, and view
shed analysis, among other things. The data can also be exported to any
of the supported elevation grid formats, such as USGS DEM. |
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| Multi-Spectral Support! With Global Mapper you
can easily load and display imagery with more than 3 bands of data and configure which bands are
used for the red, green, and blue color channels. You can also export your multi-band imagery to
new multi-band GeoTIFF files and configure exactly what is the input for each exported band. |
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| Support for combining/comparing terrain
surfaces, such as DEMs. This allows you to generate a new terrain surface
by combining/comparing two loaded terrain surfaces with operations like subtraction
(difference), averaging, and min/max. The results can then be exported to any
of the supported elevation grid formats, such as USGS DEM. |
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| WATERSHED DELINEATION! You can
automatically determine stream flow and delineate the watersheds for those streams
based on any loaded terrain surface data. The generated line and area features can then
be exported to any support vector format, such as Shapefiles. |
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| DENSITY GRID CALCULATION! You can
automatically calculate density (heat) grids from loaded point data sets, including both simply
counting point densities and calculating densities from some numeric attribute of the point features. |
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| TILED WEB EXPORT SUPPORT! Any
loaded data can be exported to tiles for the Google Maps, Bing Maps, and NASA World Wind
interfaces, as well as any OSM or TMS-compliant server. The JPG or PNG image tiles are setup for immediate
display and the necessary HTML or XML files are also created. |
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| ATTRIBUTE TABLE JOIN SUPPORT! You can join tables of attribute values
to loaded spatial data by matching the attributes to the spatial data by some attribute. |
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| ATTRIBUTE CALCULATION SUPPORT! You can create/update attribute values
of loaded data based on a combination (including mathematical operations) of other attribute values or any numeric value. |
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| Advanced screen capture. You can capture the contents
of the screen to a BMP, JPG, PNG, or (Geo)TIFF file of user-specified resolution. |
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| Batch conversion of almost
any input data data files to any compatible export type. |
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| Automatic collar removal for DRG, DOQQ, BSB, GeoPDF®, and other formats.
You can now have the collar of USGS DRG, DOQQ, BSB (marine chart), and GeoPDF® files automatically clipped off.
This allows you to seamlessly view a collection of adjacent files. Manual collar cropping is also supported. |
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| Supports opening SDTS DLG, SDTS DEM, and most other file
types directly from .tar.gz and .zip archives. This saves the major headache
of decompressing each SDTS transfer into a separate directory. |
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| Comprehensive view shed analysis
using loaded elevation grid data from a user-specified location, transmitter
height, and radius. |
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| 3D Path Profiling and Line of Sight (LOS) capabilities, including receiver/transmitter
heights, minimum clearance (including Fresnel zone analysis), and earth curvature options. |
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| Advanced measurement capabilities,
including multi-segment path lengths and headings, enclosed area, and cut-and-fill
volume calculations either along a path or within an enclosed area. |
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| Supports the easy creation of geological features,
like strike-and-dip points, with attributes like azimuth and dip displayed in a visual manner. |
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| Advanced drawing capabilities,
including custom area fill styles and point symbols, dozens of supported line styles,
and line and font sizes scaled to an actual size on the ground or a fixed number of display pixels. |
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| Ability to link vector feature attributes
to web sites or files. |
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| Support the latest DEM and SDTS DEM
formats, including decimeter DEMs. |
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| Supports opening DLG-O and DEM files directly from gzipped archives.
This means that you can save space and hassle by not having to decompress
the data after you download it. |
