Vector Data
Vector data is any data formats that uses points, lines, and / or areas to represent the data.
Geographic Calculator differentiates between tabular data (Point Database), Seismic data, and other vector formats, and has specific jobs for each type of data.
Supported Formats
| Common Name | Extension | Read | Write | Job(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD | *.dwg,*.dxf | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| Blue Marble Layers | *.bml | ● | Vector | |
| Comma Separated Values | *.csv | ● | ● | Point Database |
| Custom Seg File | various | ● | ● | Seismic |
| dBase | *.dbf | ● | ● | Point Database |
| Digital Line Graph | *.dlg,*.opt | ● | Vector | |
| Esri ArcInfo Export | *.e00 | ● | Vector | |
| Esri ArcInfo Generate | *.gen | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| Esri Map Document or Layer | *.mxd, *.lyr | ● | Vector | |
| Esri Shapefile | *.shp | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| GML Simple Features | *.gml | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| GPS Exchange Format | *.gpx | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| Keyhole Markup Language | *.kml,*.kmz | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| LiDAR Data Exchange | *.las | ● | ● | Vector |
| MapInfo Interchange | *.mif | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| MapInfo Table | *.tab | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| Microsoft Access | *.mdb | ● | ● | Point Database |
| Microsoft Excel | *.xls | ● | ● | Point Database |
| MicroStation Design | *.dgn | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database (write) |
| MS Access(ODBC) | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database | |
| MySQL Database(ODBC) | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database | |
| NationalImagery Transmission Format (NITF) | *.ntf | ● | Vector | |
| Oracle Database (ODBC) | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database | |
| Other ASCII formats | various | ● | ● | Point Database |
| PostGIS | ● | ● | Vector | |
| PostreSQL(ODBC) | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database | |
| S-57 | *.000 | ● | Vector | |
| SEGP1/11 | *.p111 | ● | ● | Seismic |
| SEG P1 | *.seg | ● | ● | Seismic, Point Database |
| SEG Y | *.sgy, *.segy | ● | ● | Seismic, Point Database |
| Shell Processing System | *.sps | ● | ● | Seismic, Point Database |
| SpatialData Transfer Standard | *catd.ddf | ● | Vector | |
| SQL Server(ODBC) | ● | ● | Vector, Point Database | |
| Tab Separated Values | *.tsv | ● | ● | Point Database |
| TIGER/Line | *.rt1,*.bw1 | ● | Vector | |
| UKOOA P1/90 | *.uko | ● | ● | Seismic, Point Database |
| VelocityFile | *.txt | ● | ● | Vector |