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== Cross reference ==
 
== Cross reference ==
See also [[Scientific Data formats#Geographic_and_Geospatial|the Scientific Data formats section]].
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See also:
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* [[Scientific Data formats#Geographic_and_Geospatial|the Scientific Data formats section]]
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* [[Coordinate system]]
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* [[Graphics]]
  
 
== Raster Formats ==
 
== Raster Formats ==
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* [[ADRG]] (ARC Digital Raster Graphics)
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* [[BSB]] (BSB/KAP)
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* [[CADRG]] (Compressed ARC Digital Raster Graphics)
 
* [[ECW]]
 
* [[ECW]]
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* [[ERDAS Imagine IMG]]
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* [[ERDAS LAN/GIS]]
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* [[ER Mapper Raster]]
 
* [[GeoJP2]]
 
* [[GeoJP2]]
 
* [[GeoTIFF]]
 
* [[GeoTIFF]]
 
* [[GMLJP2]]
 
* [[GMLJP2]]
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* [[HMR]] (Bentley Systems bitmap file, connected in some way to GeoTIFF)
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* [[Intergraph Raster]]
 
* [[MrSID]]
 
* [[MrSID]]
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* [[National Imagery Transmission Format]]
 
* [[PCRaster Map]]
 
* [[PCRaster Map]]
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* [[VITec]]
  
 
== Vector Formats ==
 
== Vector Formats ==
 
* [[E00]] -- ArcInfo interchange file
 
* [[E00]] -- ArcInfo interchange file
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* [[ER Mapper Vector]]
 
* [[GeoJSON]]
 
* [[GeoJSON]]
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* [[GeoPDF]]
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* [[Geospatial PDF]]
 
* [[KML]]
 
* [[KML]]
 
* [[Mapsforge Binary Map]]
 
* [[Mapsforge Binary Map]]
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* [[National Transfer Format]] (NTF)
 
* [[Shapefile]]
 
* [[Shapefile]]
  
 
== Grid Formats ==
 
== Grid Formats ==
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* [[Binary Terrain]] (BT)
 
* [[DEM]]
 
* [[DEM]]
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* [[ESRI ArcInfo Grid]] (ADF)
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* [[HGT]] (NASA SRTM Elevation Data)
 
See also Raster Formats, above.
 
See also Raster Formats, above.
  
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== Geographical coordinates ==
 
== Geographical coordinates ==
* [[Geo]] (Microformats)
 
 
* [[GPX]]
 
* [[GPX]]
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* [[h-geo]] (Microformats)
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* [[what3words]]
  
 
== Mapping software ==
 
== Mapping software ==
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* [[Google Maps]]
 
* [[Google Maps]]
 
* [[Open Street Map]]
 
* [[Open Street Map]]
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* [[Web Map Service]] (WMS)
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html Degrees, Minutes, Seconds and Decimal Degrees Latitude/Longitude Conversions]
 
* [http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html Degrees, Minutes, Seconds and Decimal Degrees Latitude/Longitude Conversions]
 
* [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/critical-opalescence/2013/11/11/what-happens-to-google-maps-when-tectonic-plates-move/ What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move?]
 
* [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/critical-opalescence/2013/11/11/what-happens-to-google-maps-when-tectonic-plates-move/ What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move?]
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* [http://boingboing.net/2014/02/10/on-the-road-converted-to-ebook.html On the Road converted to ebook of Google Maps directions]
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* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/data.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Datasets]
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* [http://epsg.io/ Coordinate finder: shows a variety of coordinate systems on a map]
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* [https://github.com/developmentseed/landsat-util landsat-util: utilities to access Landsat images]

Revision as of 04:19, 10 April 2017

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