File Format Chart

Didger supports several file formats to aid in the exchange of projects with other applications. Files from other applications can be imported into Didger as stand-alone graphics or as a base map that can be edited in Didger.

 

Didger allows the information to be stored in and recalled from several types of files. There are a number of important distinctions that can be made for different file types because each file format uses a unique set of characteristics. The important file format characteristics are outlined in the following table.

File Format

File Name

Import

Export

10G

GLOBE DEM

X

 

ACCDB

Access Database

X

 

ADF

Arc/Info Binary Grid

X

 

AGR

Arc/Info ASCII Grid

X

 

AIG

Arc/Info ASCII Grid

X

 

ASC

Arc/Info ASCII Grid

X

 

ASC

CPS-3 Grid Format

X

 

BIL

Banded Lattice

X

 

BIN

Raw Binary Lattice

X

 

BIP

Banded Lattice

X

 

BLN

Golden Software Blanking

X

X

BMP

Windows Bitmap

X

X

BNA

Atlas Boundary

X

X

BSQ

Banded Lattice

X

 

BW

RGB SGI Image

X

 

CATD.DDF

USGS SDTS DEM

X

 

CATD.DDF

USGS SDTS Topological Vector Profile

X

 

CPS

CPS-3 Grid Format

X

 

CPS3

CPS-3 Grid Format

X

 

CLP

Windows Clipboard

X

X

CSV

Comma Separated Variables

X

X

DAT

CPS-3 Grid Format

X

 

DAT

Golden Software Data

X

X

DBF

Database

X

 

DDF

USGS SDTS DEM

X

 

DDF

SDTS Topological Vector Profile

X

 

DEM

USGS DEM

X

 

DLG

USGS Digital Line Graph

X

 

DT?

DTED

X

 

DXF

AutoCAD DXF

X

X

E00

ESRI ArcInfo Export Format

X

 

ECW

ER Mapper

X

 

EMF

Windows Picture (Enhanced)

X

X

EPS

Encapsulated PostScript

 

X

FLT

ESRI Float Grid Format

X

 

GIF

CompuServ Bitmap

X

X

GPX

GPS Exchange Format

X

 

GRD

Arc/Info ASCII Grid

X

 

GRD

CPS-3 Grid Format

X

 

GRD

Golden Software Surfer Grid

X

X

GSB

Golden Software Boundary

X

X

GSI

Golden Software Interchange

X

X

GSR2

Golden Software Reference

X

X

HDF

Hierarchical Data Format

X

 

HGT

SRTM Elevation Data

X

 

J2000

JPEG-2000 Bitmap

X

X

J2K

JPEG-2000 Bitmap

X

X

JP2

JPEG-2000 Bitmap

X

X

JPC

JPEG-2000 Bitmap

X

X

JPEG

Compressed Bitmap

X

X

JPEG-2000

JPEG-2000 Bitmap

X

X

JPG

Compressed Bitmap

X

X

JPT

JPEG-2000 Bitmap

X

X

KML

Google Earth

 

X

KMZ

Google Earth

 

X

LAS

Log ASCII Format

X

X

LGO

USGS Digital Line Graph

X

 

LGS

USGS Digital Line Graph

X

 

MDB

Microsoft Access 97-2003 Database

X

 

MIF

MapInfo Interchange Format

X

X

PBM

Image

X

 

PDF (raster)

Adobe Portable Document File

X

X

PDF (vector)

Adobe Portable Document File

 

X

PGM

Image

X

 

PJT

Didger Project File

 

 

PLT

Golden Software PlotCall

X

 

PNG

Portable Networks Graphics

X

X

PNM

Image

X

X

PPM

Image

X

 

RAS

Sun Raster Image

X

 

RAW

Raw Binary Lattice

X

 

RGB

RGB SGI Image

X

X

RGBA

RGB SGI Image

X

X

SEG

Seismic Exchange Format

X

X

SHP

ESRI Shapefile

X

X

SID

LizardTech MrSID

X

 

SLK

Microsoft SLYK

X

X

SP1

Seismic Exchange Format

X

X

STK

STK Metamorph

X

 

SUN

Sun Raster Image

X

X

SVG

Scalable Vector Graphics

 

X

TAR

DDF SDTS DEM

X

 

TAR

DDF SDTS TVP

X

 

TAR.GZ

DDF SDTS DEM

X

 

TAR.GZ

DDF SDTS TVP

X

 

TGA

Targa (TrueVision)

X

X

TGZ

DDF SDTS DEM

X

 

TGZ

DDF SDTS TVP

X

 

TIF

Tagged Image

X

X

TIFF

Tagged Image

X

X

TXT

ASCII Data

X

X

WMF

Windows Picture

X

X

X

AVS X-Image

X

 

XIMG

AVS X-Image

X

 

XLS

Excel Spreadsheet

X

X

XLSM

Excel 2007  Spreadsheet

X

 

XLSX

Excel 2007  Spreadsheet

X

X

ZIP

DDF SDTS DEM

X

 

ZIP

DDF SDTS TVP

X

 

 

 

Import

The file types that can be imported into Didger are checked in the Import column. Use File | Import to load this format into Didger.

 

Export

The file types that can be exported from Didger are checked in the Export column. Use File | Export to save this format for use in other programs. Note that images are excluded from export in vector formats.

 

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