| Shapefile |
|
| 1992 |
? (ArcView 2) published 1997 |
| |
ESRI binary vector data format |
| |
http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf http://shapelib.maptools.org/ |
| |
Shapefile C Library - C - http://shapelib.maptools.org/ - read/write |
| |
pyshp - Python - https://github.com/GeospatialPython/pyshp - read/write |
| |
rgeo-shapefile - Ruby [gem: rgeo-shapefile] - https://github.com/rgeo/rgeo-shapefile - read |
| |
GeoRuby - Ruby [gem: georuby] - https://github.com/nofxx/georuby - read/write |
| GeoPackage |
|
| 2013 |
OGC binary (SQLite-based) vector & image data format |
| |
http://www.geopackage.org/ |
| SDTS |
|
| 1992 |
Spatial Data Transfer Standard |
| |
USGS format |
| |
http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/ |
| GeoJSON |
|
| 2008 |
JSON-based vector format |
| |
http://geojson.org/ |
| |
rgeo-geojson - Ruby gem - https://github.com/rgeo/rgeo-geojson - read/write |
| TopoJSON |
|
| 2012 |
Extension of GeoJSON that encodes topology |
| |
https://github.com/topojson/topojson-specification |
| |
https://github.com/mbostock/topojson/wiki |
| GML |
|
| 2000 |
Geography Markup Language |
| |
OGC XML-based vector & coverage data |
| |
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/gml |
| |
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=32554 |
| KML |
|
| 2004 |
Keyhole Markup Language (2.0) |
| 2008 |
(OGC standard) |
| |
Google Earth XML format for geographic annotation and visualization |
| |
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml |
| |
https://developers.google.com/kml/ |
| |
GeoRuby - Ruby [gem: georuby] - https://github.com/nofxx/georuby - read/write |
| GPX |
|
| 2002 |
GPS Exchange Format |
| |
XML format for GPS waypoints, tracks and routes |
| |
http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp |
| |
gpx - Ruby gem - http://dougfales.github.io/gpx/ https://github.com/dougfales/gpx - read/write |
| WKT |
|
| 1997 |
Well-known text |
| |
OGC text format for vector geometry (Simple Features) DB-transfer |
| |
EWKB (Extended WKB) - PostGIS-specific extension including SRID and Z, M ordinate values |
| |
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/sfa |
| |
GeoRuby - Ruby [gem: georuby] - https://github.com/nofxx/georuby - read/write |
| |
RGeo - Ruby [gem: rgeo] - https://github.com/rgeo/rgeo - read/write |
| WKB |
|
| 1997 |
Well-known binary |
| |
OGC text format for vector geometry (Simple Features) DB-storage/transfer |
| |
EWKT (Extended WKT) - PostGIS-specific extension including SRID and Z, M ordinate values |
| |
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/sfa |
| |
GeoRuby - Ruby [gem: georuby] - https://github.com/nofxx/georuby - read/write |
| |
RGeo - Ruby [gem: rgeo] - https://github.com/rgeo/rgeo - read/write |
| SDF |
|
| <2006 |
Spatial Data File |
| |
Autodesk storage format (personal geodatabase); currently based on SQLite3 |
| |
Supported by OSGeo FDO API http://fdo.osgeo.org/ |
| |
fdotoolbox - Windows tools written in C# - https://github.com/jumpinjackie/fdotoolbox |
| |
Fdo2Fdo - Windows tools - http://www.sl-king.com/Fdo2Fdo/fdo2fdo.html |
| TAB |
|
| 1991 |
MapInfo Table |
| |
MapInfo vector data format |
| |
MITAB - C++ - http://mitab.maptools.org/ - read/write |
| DLG |
|
| 1988 |
Digital Line Graph |
| |
USGS vector format |
| |
http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07896t.pdf |
| GeoTiff |
|
| |
http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff/ |
| JPEG 2000 |
|
| (JP2) |
http://www.jpeg.org/jpeg2000/index.html |
| World Files |
|
| |
(image registration) .tfw/.tifw .jgw/.jpgw … |
| |
http://www.kralidis.ca/gis/worldfile.htm |
| |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_file |
| |
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//009t000000mn000000 |
| |
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//009t00000028000000 |
| |
http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/64599/geotiff-explanation-of-aux-xml-and-tfw-world-file |
