Supported Resources

This page gives an overview of all supported formats.

Vector Data

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Write
File based resources
Orbit Vector File .ovf * * *
Orbit Vector File Tiled .ovt * *1) *
Orbit XML File .oxf * * *
Orbit Vector Symbol .ovs *
Ascii text file2) .csv .txt … *
ESRI Shapefile .shp * *
GPS eXchange Format .gpx * *
AutoCAD DXF .dxf *
CAD Resources via FME Library3) .dgn
.dwg .dxf
… 		*
Keyhole Markup Language .kml .kmz * * *4)
Database Resources
Well-known text .odb * *
Well-known binary * *
Separate coordinate fields (x,y,z) * *
Oracle Spatial * *
PostgreSQL *5) *6)
ArcSDE *7)
Web based Resources
WFS - Web Feature Service * .owfs *

Raster Data

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Write
Orbit Multiresolution Image .omi * * *
ESRI Grid format .adf *
USGS DEM .dem * *
ERMapper ERS .ers * *
Esri FLT .flt * *
Nasa HGT .hgt * *
ERDAS IMAGINE .img * *
Idrisi RST .rst * *

Image Data

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Write
File based resources
Orbit Image File .oif * *
Bitmap .bmp * *
Graphics Interchange Format .gif * *
JPEG .jpg / .jpeg * * *
Portable Network Graphics .png * *
Multiresolution
Orbit Multiresolution Image .omi * * *
MrSID .sid *8)
Enhanced Compression Wavelet .ecw *9)
JPEG 2000 .jp2 *10)
Tagged Image File Format .tif(f) *11) *12)
GeoTIFF .tif(f) *
Web based Resources
TMS - Tile Map Service .otm * *
WMS - Web Map Service .owms * *
WMTS - Web Map Tile Service .owmts * *

Point Cloud Data

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Write
Orbit Point Cloud .opc * * *
Orbit Point Cloud Selection .ops * *
ASTM E57 .e57 * *13)
Laser exchange format .las 14) *15) *16)
LASzip exchange format .laz 17) * *18)
Polygon File Format .ply *
pod .pod * *
pts .pts *
Esri Scene Layer Package .slpk *
xyz .xyz *
Ascii Text File .txt *
csv .csv * *

3D Model and Mesh

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Write
Cesium 3DTiles .3dtiles * * *
Web-Ready 3D Scalable Mesh .w3sm * * *
3MX .3mx *
3SM .3sm *
STereoLithography .gltf .glb * *
Wavefront .obj file .obj *
Esri Scene Layer Package .slpk *

Other Resources

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Write
Image World File .XXw * *
Projection Definition File .prj *
Code Page definition .cpg *

Other Orbit Resources

Format Extension 3DM Desktop 3DM Viewer
Read Write Read Write
Orbit Annotation File .oaf * *
Orbit 3D Annotaion File .o3a * * * *
Orbit Construction File .ocf * *
Orbit Composite Resource .ocr * *
Orbit GIS Workspace file .ogw * *
Orbit Legend File .olg * *
Orbit Object List .ool * *
Orbit Resource Descriptor .ord * *
Orbit Strabo Project File .osf * *
Orbit Symbols Library .osl *
Orbit 3D Measurement File .o3m * * * *

3D Mapping Resources

Supported Mapping Resources

1)
Orbit vector tiled : export only, an ovt file cannot be edited.
2)
Ascii text file : Text files are no GIS vector resources but can contain a list of coordinates and attributes to be imported via import and geocoding.
3)
FME Resource Library, separated FME license required.
4)
Can be added as local resource only.
5) , 6)
Preliminary support, full support planned for 21.4
7)
ArcSDE : Read only for geometry and attributes, not available for Asset Inventory
8)
Sid : Drivers and support on Windows only. Dependency on the Visual Studio 2017 runtime.
Sid of 1st, 2nd, 3th and 4th generation are supported.
9)
ECW : Drivers and support on Windows only. Dependency on Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package
10)
JP2 : Drivers and support on Windows only
11)
TIFF reading : Support for Baseline, Tiled, Multiresolution and BigTIFF. Support for commonly used compression methods (G4, JPEG, LZW and Packbits).
If a tiff file cannot be read properly, contact Orbit support.
12)
TIFF writing : Support for Baseline, Tiled and Multiresoltion. Support for JPEG compression only.
13)
e57, Writing : Point cloud content only. Imagery and recording positions are not exported.
14)
LAS : Variable Length Records (VLR) header information is supported to define resource coordinate reference system.
15)
LAS, Reading : Support for LAS version 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4
16)
LAS, Writing : Support for LAS version 1.2 only.
Export includes XYZ, Intensity, RGB if available RGB and GPS time if avaialble. The CRS WKT string is included as VLR (2112).
17)
LASzip : Supported using laszip libraries.
Drivers and support on Windows and Unix only. Currently no support on Mac and Linux.
Laszip libraries are included in Orbit installation. Dependency on Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package
18)
LASzip, Writing :
Export includes XYZ, Intensity, RGB if available and GPS time if available. The CRS WKT string is included as VLR (2112).