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===== Which file-based map formats are supported by the application? ===== | ===== Which file-based map formats are supported by the application? ===== |
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Here is the list of all supported file format. | Here is the list of all supported file formats. |
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{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Please check the notes and requirements for each format. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Please check the notes and requirements for each format. |
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^ Supported file-based map formats ^ Read on-the-fly ^ Import in ''*.pgd'' ^ Read elevations ^ | ^ Supported file-based map formats ^ Read on-the-fly ^ Import in ''*.pgd'' ^ Read elevations ^ |
| **AlpineQuest Map (''*.aqm'')** \\ Raster map format that can be created with \\ [[http://mobac.sourceforge.net/|MOBAC]] (free and multi-plateform map creator, [[en:help:aqm|see a tutorial here]]) and \\ [[http://www.the-thorns.org.uk/mapping/|MAPC2MAPC]] (able to convert a wide range of map formats, free and commercial versions available) | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **AlpineQuest Map** (''***.aqm**'') \\ Raster map format that can be created with [[http://mobac.sourceforge.net/|MOBAC]] \\ (free and multi-plateform map creator, [[en:help:aqm|see a tutorial here]]) and \\ [[http://www.the-thorns.org.uk/mapping/|MAPC2MAPC]] (able to convert a wide range of map formats, \\ free and commercial versions available) | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **AplineQuest Map (''*.pgd'')** \\ Fast raster map format created by the application when importing maps from other formats. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **AplineQuest Map** (''***.pgd**'') \\ Fast raster map format created by the application when importing \\ maps from other formats. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoPackage|OGC GeoPackage Map]] (''*.gpkg'')**<sup>1</sup> \\ Open source and non-proprietary raster map format, supporting multiple layers and map projections. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **OGC GeoPackage Map** (''***.gpkg**'')<sup>1</sup> \\ Open, non-proprietary and platform-independent data format \\ for geographic information system defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium. It supports multiple layers and map projections. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **MemoryMap QuickChart Map (''*.qct'')**<sup>2</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>2</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **MemoryMap QuickChart Map** (''***.qct**'')<sup>2</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>2</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **OziExplorer Map (''*.map'' + ''*.ozf2'' or ''*.ozfx3'')**<sup>3</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>3</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **OziExplorer Map** (''***.map**'' + ''***.ozf2**'' or ''***.ozfx3**'')<sup>3</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>3</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **[[https://github.com/mapbox/mbtiles-spec/blob/master/README.md|MBTiles Raster Maps]] (''*.mbtile'')**<sup>4</sup> \\ Open source raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **MBTiles Raster Maps** (''***.mbtile**'')<sup>4</sup> \\ Open source raster map format for storing arbitrary tiled data. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **RMaps SQLite Maps (''*.sqlitedb'')** \\ Simple raster map format using a SQLite database to store image tiles. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **RMaps SQLite Maps** (''***.sqlitedb**'') \\ Simple raster map format using a SQLite database to store image tiles. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **XYZ Zip Maps (''*.zip'')** \\ Zipped raster tiles following the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMaps]] tile server specification. \\ Root folder must be called "''XYZ/''", next sub-level must contain "''z''" values, then next sub-level "''x''" values. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **XYZ Zip Maps** (''***.zip**'') \\ Zipped raster tiles following the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMaps]] tile server specification. \\ Root folder must be called "''XYZ/''", next sub-level must contain "''z''" values, \\ then next sub-level "''x''" values. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **TMS Zip Maps (''*.zip'')** \\ Zipped raster tiles following the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tile_Map_Service|Tile Map Service]] tile server specification. \\ Root folder must be called "''TMS/''", next sub-level must contain "''z''" values, then next sub-level "''x''" values. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **TMS Zip Maps** (''***.zip**'')* \\ Zipped raster tiles following the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tile_Map_Service|Tile Map Service]] tile server specification. \\ Root folder must be called "''TMS/''", next sub-level must contain "''z''" values, \\ then next sub-level "''x''" values. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **Google Earth Overlays (''*.kml'', ''*.kmz'')** \\ Raster map format that can be easily created from geo-positioned images using Google Earth. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>5</sup> \\ [[en:help:v2:maps:file-based-import-kmz|see here]] | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **Google Earth Image Overlays** (''***.kml**'', ''***.kmz**'') \\ Raster map format that can be easily created from geo-positioned \\ images using Google Earth. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>5</sup> \\ [[en:help:v2:maps:file-based-import-kmz|see here]] | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| **SRTM data file (''*.hgt'')** \\ Binary format containing elevation data for an area of 1 square degree. \\ Both 1-arc-second and 3-arc-second resolutions are supported. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes \\ [[en:help:v2:elevations|see here]] | | | **SRTM data file** (''***.hgt**'') \\ Binary format containing elevation data for an area of 1 square degree. \\ Both 1-arc-second and 3-arc-second resolutions are supported. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes \\ [[en:help:v2:elevations|see here]] | |
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