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technologies:resources:supported_formats [2013/08/28 10:57]
jeroen.vermeulen@orbitgis.com [Other Orbit Resources]
technologies:resources:supported_formats [2015/12/09 14:43]
maarten.vanhecke@orbitgis.com [Vector Data]
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-====== Supported Resources ======+====== Supported Formats ======
  
-This page describes all supported formats for **spatial information**More information about [[technologies:resources:index|GIS resources]] can be read here+This page gives an overview of all supported formats. A short overview about GIS resource types can be reviewed [[technologies:resources:index|here]].
  
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 ^  File based resources  ^^^^ ^  File based resources  ^^^^
 | **[[technologies:resources:vector:ovf|]]** |  .ovf  |  *  |  *  | | **[[technologies:resources:vector:ovf|]]** |  .ovf  |  *  |  *  |
-| **[[technologies:resources:vector:ovt|]]** |  .ovt  |  *  |  *  |+| **[[technologies:resources:vector:ovt|]]** |  .ovt  |  *  |  *((Orbit vector tiled : write is export only, an ovt file cannot be edited.))  | 
 +| **[[technologies:resources:vector:oxf|]]** |  .oxf  |  *  |  *  | 
 +| **[[technologies:resources:vector:ovs|]]** |  .ovs  |  *  |    | 
 +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_File|Ascii text file]]((Ascii text file : Text files are no GIS vector resources but can contain a list of coordinates and attributes to be imported via [[orbit_desktop:datasetlist:import|import and geocoding]].)) |  .csv .txt ...  |  *  |  |  
 | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile|ESRI Shapefile]]    |  .shp  |  *  |  *  | | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile|ESRI Shapefile]]    |  .shp  |  *  |  *  |
 | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gpx|GPS eXchange Format]]    |  .gpx  |  *    *  | | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gpx|GPS eXchange Format]]    |  .gpx  |  *    *  |
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kml|Keyhole Markup Language]]    |  .kml .kmz  |  *  | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kml|Keyhole Markup Language]]    |  .kml .kmz    *  | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_File|Ascii file]] |  .csv .txt ...  |  *  |   +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_.obj_file|Wavefront .obj file]]    |  .obj  |  *  |   | 
 +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format)|STereoLithography]]    |  .stl   *  |   |
 | [[technologies:resources:vector:fme|]] |  .dwg .dxf \\ .dgn \\ ...  |  *  | | | [[technologies:resources:vector:fme|]] |  .dwg .dxf \\ .dgn \\ ...  |  *  | |
 ^  [[technologies:resources:spatial_databases|Database Resources]]  ^^^^ ^  [[technologies:resources:spatial_databases|Database Resources]]  ^^^^
-| **[[technologies:resources:vector:odb|]]** |  .odb  |  *  |  *  | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-known_text|Well-known text]] |  [[technologies:resources:vector:odb|.odb]]  |  *  |  *  | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-known_text|Well-known text]] |    |  *  |  *  | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-known_text|Well-known binary]] |  :::  |  *  |  *  | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-known_text|Well-known binary]] |    |  *  |  *  | +| Separate coordinate fields (x,y,z) |  :::  |  *  |  *  | 
-| Separate coordinate fields (x,y,z) |    |  *  |  *  | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Spatial_and_Graph|Oracle Spatial]] |  :::  |  *  |  *  | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Spatial_and_Graph|Oracle Spatial]] |    |  *  |  *  | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]] |  :::  |  *  |  *  | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcSDE|ArcSDE]]    |    |  *  |+| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcSDE|ArcSDE]]    |  :::  |  *((ArcSDE : Read only for geometry and attributes, not  available for Asset Inventory))  |
 ^  [[technologies:resources:web|Web based Resources]]  ^^^^ ^  [[technologies:resources:web|Web based Resources]]  ^^^^
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Feature_Service|WFS - Web Feature Service]]      |  *  |    |+| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Feature_Service|WFS - Web Feature Service]]    [[technologies:resources:image:owxs|.owfs]]   |  *  |    |
 ===== Raster Data ===== ===== Raster Data =====
  
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 |  **[[technologies:resources:image:multiresolution]]**  |||| |  **[[technologies:resources:image:multiresolution]]**  ||||
 | **[[technologies:resources:image:omi|]]** |  .omi  |  *  |  *  | | **[[technologies:resources:image:omi|]]** |  .omi  |  *  |  *  |
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrSID|MrSID]] |  .sid  |  *((Drivers for MrSID are only available on Windows))  |   | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MrSID|MrSID]] |  .sid  |  *((Sid : Drivers are only available on Windows))  |   | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECW_(file_format)|Enhanced Compression Wavelet]] |  .ecw    *((File < 500 Mb (uncompressed); Filesize = Width (pix) x Height (pix) x 3 bytes))  | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECW_(file_format)|Enhanced Compression Wavelet]] |  .ecw  |  *((ECW : Drivers are only available on Windows))  |    
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_2000|JPEG 2000]] |  .jp2  |  *  |       | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_2000|JPEG 2000]] |  .jp2  |  *((JP2 : Drivers are only available on Windows))        | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format|Tagged Image File Format]] ((Orbit supports the commonly used tiff image compression methods (G4, JPEG, LZW and Packbits). If a tiff file cannot be read properly in Orbit, contact Orbit support)) |  .tif(f)  |  *  |  *  | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format|Tagged Image File Format]] |  .tif(f) ((Tif : Support for commonly used image compression methods (G4, JPEG, LZW and Packbits). If a tiff file cannot be read properly, contact Orbit support.))  |  *  |  *  | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoTIFF|GeoTIFF]] |  .tif(f)  |  *  |    |+| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoTIFF|GeoTIFF]]  |  .tif(f)  |  *  |    |
 ^  [[technologies:resources:web|Web based Resources]]  ^^^^ ^  [[technologies:resources:web|Web based Resources]]  ^^^^
-**[[technologies:resources:image:otm|]]** |  .otm   *  |   | +[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tile_Map_Service|TMS - Tile Map Service]] |  [[technologies:resources:image:otm|.otm]]  |  *  |   | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tile_Map_Service|TMS Tile Map Service]] |    |  *  |   | +| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Service|WMS Web Map Service]] |  [[technologies:resources:image:owxs|.owms]]  |  *  |   | 
-| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Service|WMS - Web Map Service]] |    |  *  |   |+| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Tile_Service|WMTS - Web Map Tile Service]] |  [[technologies:resources:image:owxs|.owmts]]  |  *  |   |
  
 ===== LiDAR Data ===== ===== LiDAR Data =====
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 ^  Format  ^  File Extension  ^  Read  ^  Write  ^ ^  Format  ^  File Extension  ^  Read  ^  Write  ^
-| Orbit Point Cloud |  .opc  |  *  |  *  | +| **[[technologies:resources:lidar:opc|Orbit Point Cloud]]** |  .opc   *  |  *  | 
-| [[http://asprs.org/Committee-General/LASer-LAS-File-Format-Exchange-Activities.html|Laser exchange format]]|  .las  |  *  |  | +| Orbit Point Cloud Selection |  .ops  |  *  |  *  | 
-| [[http://www.laszip.org/|Laszip exchange format]]|  .laz  |  *  |  |+| Orbit Composite Point Cloud |  .ocp  |  *  |   | 
 +| [[http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/E57/index.html|ASTM E57]] |  .e57   *  |  *  | 
 +| [[http://asprs.org/Committee-General/LASer-LAS-File-Format-Exchange-Activities.html|Laser exchange format]]|  .las ((LAS : Optional VLR (variable length records) header information is supported to communicate coordinate reference system information. Review [[http://www.liblas.org/development/wkt.html|libLAS]] documentation.))   *((LAS, Reading : Support for LAS version 1.2 and 1.3))   *((LAS, Writing : Support for LAS version 1.2 only. Export includes XYZ and Intensity and if available RGB and GPS time. The CRS WKT string is included as VLR (2112).))  | 
 +| [[http://www.laszip.org/|LASzip exchange format]] |  .laz ((LASzip : Supported using [[http://www.liblas.org/|libLAS]] library. Drivers only available on Windows and Unix. Currently no support on Mac and Linux. Drivers are included with Orbit installation, but older computers may require an update of [[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 |Visual C++ runtime]] (Missing dependency : MSVCR110.DLL). ))   *  |  *((LASzip, Writing : Export includes XYZ and Intensity and if available RGB and GPS time. The CRS WKT string is included as VLR (2112).))  |
 | pts |  .pts  |  *  |  | | pts |  .pts  |  *  |  |
 | xyz |  .xyz  |  *  |  | | xyz |  .xyz  |  *  |  |
-txt |  .txt  |  *  |  |+Ascii Text File |  .txt  |  *  |  |
 | csv |  .csv  |  *  |  | | csv |  .csv  |  *  |  |
  
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 ^  Format  ^  File Extension  ^  Read  ^  Write  ^ ^  Format  ^  File Extension  ^  Read  ^  Write  ^
-|  Geo-reference information  |||| +| [[technologies:resources:other:oiw]] |  .XXw  |  *  |   | 
- +| [[technologies:resources:other:prj]] |   .prj    *  |   |
-| [[technologies:geodata_concepts:crs:prj]] |   .prj   |  *  |   | +
-|  CRS definition  |||+
-| [[technologies:geodata_concepts:crs:prj]] |   .prj    *  |   +
-|  Code Page definition  ||||+
 | [[technologies:resources:other:cpg|]] |   .cpg    *  |   | | [[technologies:resources:other:cpg|]] |   .cpg    *  |   |
 ===== Other Orbit Resources ===== ===== Other Orbit Resources =====
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 ^  Format  ^  File Extension  ^  Read  ^  Write  ^ ^  Format  ^  File Extension  ^  Read  ^  Write  ^
-| [[technologies:resources:other:ocr]] |  .ocr  |  *  |  *  | 
 | [[technologies:resources:other:oaf]] |  .oaf  |  *  |  *  | | [[technologies:resources:other:oaf]] |  .oaf  |  *  |  *  |
 | [[technologies:resources:other:ocf]] |  .ocf  |  *  |  *  | | [[technologies:resources:other:ocf]] |  .ocf  |  *  |  *  |
-| [[orbitgis:workspace:file:ogw|Orbit GIS Workspace]] |  .ogw  |  *  |  *  | +| [[technologies:resources:other:ocr]] |  .ocr  |  *  |  *  | 
-| [[technologies:geodata_concepts:olg|]] |  .olg  |  *  |  *  | +| [[technologies:resources:other:ogw|]] |  .ogw  |  *  |  *  | 
-| Orbit Mobile Mapping Resource |  .ommr   |  *    *  | +| [[technologies:resources:other:olg|]] |  .olg  |  *  |  *  | 
-| [[technologies:geodata_concepts:ord|]] |  .ord  |  *  |  *  |+| Orbit Mobile Mapping Resource |  .omr   |  *    *  | 
 +| [[technologies:resources:other:ool|Orbit Object List]] |  .ool    *    *  | 
 +| [[technologies:resources:other:ord|]] |  .ord  |  *  |  *  |
 | Orbit Strabo Project File |  .osf  |  *  |  *  | | Orbit Strabo Project File |  .osf  |  *  |  *  |
-| Orbit Symbols Library |  .osl  |  *  |    |+| [[orbit_desktop:datasets:legend:parameters:symbol_library|Orbit Symbols Library]] |  .osl  |  *  |    | 
 + 
 +===== Mobile Mapping Resources ===== 
 + 
 +[[mobile_mapping:supported_resources|]] 
 + 
 +===== Oblique Resources =====
  
 +[[oblique_mapping:supported_resources|]]
  
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