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ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro are geographic information system software packages developed by [[ESRI]]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcGIS</ref>. 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.<ref>https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/mapping/layerfile.htm</ref><ref>https://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00s500000013000000.htm</ref> Format is in the [[Microsoft Compound File|"OLE2" document container format]]
* '''LYRX''' are layer files saved from ArcGIS Pro.<ref>https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/layer-properties/graphics-layers.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_EC514B20873741388D0D31195A7DAD30</ref> Format is in the [[JSON]] format.<ref>https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/geoprocessing_and_python/setting-output-symbology-in-scripts.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_31435DDD201E40F3BB421F62230B42EB</ref>
* '''LPK''' are layer packed 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==
* [https://github.com/Esri/cim-spec Cartographic Information Model Specifications]]

==Sample Files==
* [https://resources.oreilly.com/examples/9781783559503/-/tree/master/B0189_9503OT_Code/PacktPublishing/Data LYR Samples]
* [https://github.com/arc2qgis/lyrxtoqml/tree/master/lyrx%20samples LYRX Samples]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Multi-file formats]]
[[Category:Esri]]
[[Category:Microsoft Compound File]]
[[Category:XML based file formats]]

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 ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro are geographic information system software packages developed by [[ESRI]]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcGIS</ref>. 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.<ref>https://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000004904</ref>

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 * '''LYR''' are layer files saved from ArcGIS Desktop.<ref>https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/mapping/layerfile.htm</ref><ref>https://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00s500000013000000.htm</ref> Format is in the [[Microsoft Compound File|"OLE2" document container format]]
 * '''LYRX''' are layer files saved from ArcGIS Pro.<ref>https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/layer-properties/graphics-layers.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_EC514B20873741388D0D31195A7DAD30</ref> Format is in the [[JSON]] format.<ref>https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/geoprocessing_and_python/setting-output-symbology-in-scripts.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_31435DDD201E40F3BB421F62230B42EB</ref>
-* '''LPK''' are layer packed files saved from ArcGIS Desktop. Format is in a [[ZIP]] package.
+* '''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.

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 ==Sample Files==
 * [https://resources.oreilly.com/examples/9781783559503/-/tree/master/B0189_9503OT_Code/PacktPublishing/Data LYR Samples]
 * [https://github.com/arc2qgis/lyrxtoqml/tree/master/lyrx%20samples LYRX Samples]
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 <references/>
 [[Category:Esri]]
 [[Category:Microsoft Compound File]]
-[[Category:XML based file formats]]
+[[Category:ZIP based file formats]]

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 ==Specifications==
-* [https://github.com/Esri/cim-spec Cartographic Information Model Specifications]]
+* [https://github.com/Esri/cim-spec Cartographic Information Model Specifications]
 ==Sample Files==