Geospatial


 * "When it comes to location data, the principle should be “location, location, location"
 * — Zoe Lofgren #CFP2013 (via Cory Doctorow)

Cross reference
See also:
 * the Scientific Data formats section
 * Coordinate system
 * Graphics

Raster Formats

 * ADRG (ARC Digital Raster Graphics)
 * BSB (BSB/KAP)
 * BYU SIR (SIR)
 * CADRG (Compressed ARC Digital Raster Graphics)
 * ECW
 * ERDAS Imagine IMG
 * ERDAS LAN/GIS
 * ER Mapper Raster
 * GeoJP2
 * GeoTIFF
 * GMLJP2
 * HMR (Bentley Systems bitmap file, connected in some way to GeoTIFF)
 * Intergraph Raster
 * LERC
 * Meta Raster Format (MRF)
 * MrSID
 * National Imagery Transmission Format
 * PCRaster Map
 * VITec

Vector Formats

 * E00 -- ArcInfo interchange file
 * ER Mapper Vector
 * GeoJSON
 * GeoPDF
 * Geospatial PDF
 * KML
 * Mapsforge Binary Map
 * National Transfer Format (NTF)
 * OCAD - Orienteering Computer Aided Design (OCAD) file (.ocd)
 * Shapefile

Grid Formats
See also Raster Formats, above.
 * Binary Terrain (BT)
 * DEM
 * DTED (Digital Terrain Elevation Data)
 * ESRI ArcInfo Grid (ADF)
 * HGT (NASA SRTM Elevation Data)

Point cloud

 * AutoDesk PCG
 * E57
 * FARO (FLS)
 * LAS-LAZ
 * Leica Cyclone (PTS & PTX)
 * Topcon CL3 (.cl3)
 * Polyworks Scan (.psl) Format Proposal
 * PointCab (.lsd, .lsdx)
 * Point Cloud Data
 * XYZ Point Cloud (.xyz)

Geographical coordinates

 * GPX
 * h-geo (Microformats)
 * Plus code
 * what3words

Mapping software

 * ArcPad
 * Microsoft MapPoint

Position logging

 * consolidated.db - iPhone "secret" file logging where you've been

Sites, cloud services, and APIs

 * Bing Maps
 * Foursquare
 * Google Maps
 * Open Street Map
 * Web Map Service (WMS)

Uncategorized

 * ArcGIS Layer
 * Cyclone 3DR (.3dr)
 * ERDAS
 * ESRI
 * GeoPackage
 * Geosoft formats
 * Indoor Mapping Data Format (IMDF)
 * Leica LGS
 * PYT
 * QGIS Project (.qgs, .qgz)

Links

 * Degrees, Minutes, Seconds and Decimal Degrees Latitude/Longitude Conversions
 * What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move?
 * On the Road converted to ebook of Google Maps directions
 * Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Datasets
 * Coordinate finder: shows a variety of coordinate systems on a map
 * landsat-util: utilities to access Landsat images