Global Mapper TM
Supported Formats
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:
[-] Spatial Databases
Import and export data from your spatial databases. Global Mapper includes support for the following spatial databases:
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
[-] Gridded Elevation Formats
3D PDF Files
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
[-] Raster (Imagery/Scanned Map) Formats
3D PDF 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
[-] Vector Formats
3D PDF Files
ASPRS LIDAR LAS Files
ATLAS BNA (Boundary File)
Alberta Township System (ATS) Format
A****M 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
E57 Lidar Point Cloud Format
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
