Global Mapper TM
Supported Formats
- Esri ArcSDE (requires ESRI license on machine and 32-bit only)
- Esri File Geodatabase (includes raster and grid and all versions of file geodatabses, requires ESRI license on machine and 32-bit only)
- Esri Personal Geodatabase (requires ESRI license on machine and 32-bit only)
- MySQL Spatial
- Oracle Spatial
- PostGIS/PostgreSQL
- SpatiaLite/SQLite
- ACE/ACE2 (Altimeter Corrected Elevation)
- ASPRS LIDAR LAS Files
- ASTER DEM and L1A/L1B Imagery and MODIS imagery
- Arc/Info ASCII Grid
- Arc/Info Binary Grid
- Arc/Info Export Format (E00)
- BAG (Bathymetry Attributed Grid) Files
- BIL/BSQ/BIP/RAW Imagery
- BT (Binary Terrain) Elevation Grid Files
- BigTIFF
- COLLADA 3D Models
- CORTAD (Coral Reef Temperature Anomaly) Files
- CPS-3 Grid Format
- Canada 3D Files
- Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED)
- Carlson SurvCAD Grid File
- Cogent3D .imagery Files
- DHM - Swiss DEM Files
- DTED (Digital Terrain Elevation Data) Format
- Digital Bathymetric Data Base Variable Resolution (DBDB-V)
- ERDAS Imagine Image Format
- FAA INM 3TX Format
- GLOBE (Global Land 1-km Base Elevation) Data
- GSD (Swedish DEM Grid) Files
- GXF (Geosoft ASCII Grid) Files
- Geodas Grid (GRD98) Format
- Geosoft Binary Grid Files
- Global 2' Elevation Data (ETOPO2)
- Global 30-arc-second Digital Elevation Data (GTOPO30)
- Gravsoft Grid Files
- HF2/HFZ Files
- HRE - High Resolution Elevation Format
- HTF (Hydrographic Transfer Format)
- Hypack Matrix Files
- IGF DIS Terrain Files
- Idrisi Format
- International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Files
- JPEG2000 Files
- JPGIS (Japanese DEM) XML Format
- Japanese DEM (JDEM/LEM/CSV) Format
- LIDAR LAZ (Compressed LAS) Files
- LizardTech MrSID MG4 Lidar
- MSI Planet Format
- Micropath 3CD Format
- NDVI (MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) HDF5 Files
- NMGF (Noise Model Grid Format)
- NOAA TerrainBase Elevation Data
- NOAA/NGS Geoid Model Format
- NTF Grid/Contour Format
- OTF (Objective Terrain Format)
- PDS (Vicar) Files
- PLS-CADD XYZ Files
- Pathfinder AVHRR (Sea Surface Temperature) Files
- QCT (Quick Chart) and QED Files
- SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission)
- STL Files
- Surfer Grid (ASCII and Binary) Format Files
- TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) HDF5 Files
- TerraScan .bin/.ts Format
- Terragen Terrain Format
- USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
- USGS Digital Elevation Model, GeoTIFF Format
- USGS Digital Elevation Model, Spatial Data Transfer Standard Format (DEM/SDTS)
- USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) - ArcGrid, BIL, Grid Float Format
- VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) HDF5 Files
- Vertical Mapper (MapInfo) Grid/Clutter Files
- Vulcan3D Triangulation (.00t) Files
- WindSim GWS
- Zmap Plus Grid Files
- ADRG Files
- ARCS (British Admiralty) Marine Charts
- ASRP (Arc Standard Raster Product) and USRP Files
- ASTER DEM and L1A/L1B Imagery and MODIS imagery
- BIL/BSQ/BIP/RAW Imagery
- BSB Nautical Charts
- BigTIFF
- CADRG and CIB Files
- Cogent3D .imagery Files
- Cosmo-SkyMed SCS (Complex Side-Look Radar Data) HDF5 Files
- ERDAS Imagine Image Format
- ERMapper Compressed Wavelet (ECW) Format
- Erdas GIS/LAN Files
- GRIB I and II Formats
- Garmin JNX Format
- GeoPDF® Files
- HCRF (Hydrographic Chart Raster Format) File
- Idrisi Format
- Intergraph COT Format
- JPEG Image with Embedded EXIF Position Information
- JPEG Image with World File
- JPEG2000 Files
- KML/KMZ Formats
- Landsat 7A FAST Format
- LizardTech MrSID Data
- MPR/MPH (German Topo Map) Files
- MSI Planet Format
- MapBox MBTiles Format
- MapTech Nautical Charts (PCX Format)
- MapTech Topo Maps and Aerial Navigation Charts
- NITF - National Imagery Transmission Format
- NOS/GEO Marine Charts
- NV Verlag Marine Charts
- OziExplorer OZFx2 and OZFx3 Formats
- PCI Geomatics PIX Files
- PCX Files
- PGM Grayscale Grid Format
- PNG Image with World File
- QCT (Quick Chart) and QED Files
- RIK (Swedish Topo Map) Files
- USGS Digital Orthophoto Quads (DOQ), GeoTIFF Format
- USGS Digital Orthophoto Quads (DOQ), JPG w/ Native Header Format
- USGS Digital Orthophoto Quads (DOQ), Native USGS Format
- USGS Digital Raster Graphic (DRG)
- Vertical Mapper (MapInfo) Grid/Clutter Files
- Zoomify Format
- ASPRS LIDAR LAS Files
- ATLAS BNA (Boundary File)
- Alberta Township System (ATS) Format
- AnuDEM Contour Text Files
- Anuga Triangulated Mesh Format
- Arc/Info Export Format (E00)
- AutoCAD DWG (DraWinG) File
- AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange File)
- CDF (GES Cartographic Data Format)
- CML, CXF, and TAF (Italian Cadastral Exchange Formats)
- COLLADA 3D Models
- Cogent3D .line, .point, and .poly Files
- CompeGPS RTE, TRK, and WPT Formats
- DBF (DBase III+) Files
- DMDF (Digital Map Data Format) Format
- DeLorme Text Files
- Delft3D (LDB) Files
- EMF (Windows Enhanced Metafile) Format
- ESRI File Geodatabase Format
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase Format (MDB) Files
- ESRI Shapefiles
- EasyGPS .LOC File
- FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) Files
- GML (Geography Markup Language) Format
- GPS TrackMaker
- GPX (GPS eXchange Format) Files
- Garmin PCX5 Format Waypoint (WPT), Route (RTE), and Track (TRK) Files
- Garmin TCX (Training Center Database) Files
- GeoJSON Format
- GeoPDF® Files
- HTF (Hydrographic Transfer Format)
- Hypack LNW (Planned Line) Files
- Idrisi Vector (VCT) Format
- JPEG Image with Embedded EXIF Position Information
- KML/KMZ Formats
- LIDAR LAZ (Compressed LAS) Files
- LMN (Spectra Line Management Node) Files
- LandXML
- LizardTech MrSID MG4 Lidar
- LogASCII (LAS) Files
- Lowrance LCM (MapCreate) Format
- Lowrance SonarViewer Format
- Lowrance USR
- MagicMaps IKT Files
- MapInfo MIF/MID and TAB/MAP Formats
- MapMaker DRA (Drawing) Files
- Marplot MIE Files
- MicroStation DGN Format
- NIMA GNS (GeoNet Names Server) Format
- NMF (ArcGIS Explorer Map) Format
- NMGF (Noise Model Grid Format)
- NOAA DSDATA Geodetic Control, SDTS Format
- NTF Grid/Contour Format
- OCAD .OCD Files
- OTF (Objective Terrain Format)
- OpenAir Airspace Format
- OpenStreetMap (OSM) Files
- Orca XML
- OziExplorer Waypoint (WPT), Route (RTE), and Track (PLT) Files
- PLS-CADD XYZ Files
- Platte River ASCII Digitizer Format
- Polish MP (cGPSMapper) Format
- S-57 Digital Chart Files
- S-63 Encrypted Digital Chart Files
- SEGP1/UKOOA Seismic Shotpoint Format
- SEGY Seismic Shotpoint Format
- SMT KINGDOM Software Planimetric Polygon Format
- SOSI Files
- SPS (Shell Processing Support)
- STL Files
- Surfer BLN Files
- TAF (Italian Cadastral Exchange Format)
- TIGER/Line Files
- Tobin .bas (TDRBM II) Format
- TomTom OV2 Files
- USGS Digital Line Graph, Optional Format (DLG-O)
- USGS Digital Line Graph, Spatial Data Transfer Standard Format (DLG/SDTS)
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- USGS Land Use and Land Cover Data (LULC)
- VPF (VMAP0, VMAP1, DNC) Files
- Vulcan3D Triangulation (.00t) Files
- WAsP .MAP Format
- XTF (eXtended Triton) Format
- ZMap+ IsoMap Line and XYSegID Text Files
Global Mapper's extensive import and export file compatibility ensure that it is one of the most interoperable GIS applications available today and make it an affordable must-have for all GIS professionals.
The following list outlines the currently supported data formats:
Import and export data from your spatial databases. Global Mapper includes support for the following spatial databases:
