ArcGIS Layer

ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro are geographic information system software packages developed by ESRI. Layers created in this software can be saved to a layer file. The layer file stores symbology, symbology classifications, labeling properties, scale dependency and definition.

Format Information

 * LYR are layer files saved from ArcGIS Desktop. Format is in the "OLE2" document container format
 * LYRX are layer files saved from ArcGIS Pro. Format is in the JSON format.
 * LPK are layer packages files saved from ArcGIS Desktop. Format is in a ZIP package.
 * LPKX are layer packages saved from ArcGIS Pro. Format is in a ZIP package.

Specifications

 * Cartographic Information Model Specifications

Sample Files

 * LYR Samples
 * LYR and parsing samples
 * LYRX Samples