Map Suite Data Format Guide
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The Feature Data Objects (FDO) extension that's included with all Map Suite controls and components enables you to utilize a wide variety of vector and raster data formats in your GIS projects. With a running total of more than two dozen vector data formats and over 75 raster formats, chances are good that you'll be able to use Map Suite to work with the spatial data and imagery that you already have at your disposal.
In this article, we'll look at the complete range of formats supported by the most recent versions of Map Suite Desktop, Web, Services, WPF Desktop and Silverlight Editions.
Additionally, we have made a 
video presentation available that explores how you can utilize the FDO extension in your Map Suite projects. For more details, including a Quick Start Guide that will show you how to use the FDO extension, take a look at this post in our Developer Blog.
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Native Data Formats
Map Suite comes built in with native support for the following formats:
Vector Formats
- ShapeFile
- MapInfo TAB
- SQL 2008
- Oracle Spatial
- Vector data in PostgreSQL PostGIS format is also supported through the use of a bundled extension.
Raster Formats
- Mr. Sid
- ECW
- JPEG 2000
- GeoTIFF
- BMP
- PNG
- GIF
- JPG
- TIFF
FDO Extension Data Formats
Important Note: Because the FDO extension is based on a third-party open-source code library, you may experience unexpected issues beyond ThinkGeo's control when using an FDO-supported data format.
By using the FDO extension included with Map Suite Desktop, Web, Services, WPF Desktop and Silverlight Editions version 3.1.299 or higher, the following formats are also available to you:
Vector Formats (OGR)
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase (.mdb)
- Spatial Data File (.sdf)
- Arc/Info Binary Coverage
- Arc/Info .E00 (ASCII) Coverage
- Atlas BNA
- Comma Separated Value (.csv)
- GeoJSON
- Géoconcept Export
- GMT
- Mapinfo File
- Microstation DGN
- Memory
- EPIInfo .REC
- S-57 (ENC)
- SDTS
- UK .NTF
- U.S. Census TIGER/Line
- VRT – Virtual Datasource
- X-Plane/Flightgear aeronautical data
Raster Formats (GDAL)
- Arc/Info ASCII Grid
- ADRG/ARC Digitilized Raster Graphics (.gen/.thf)
- Arc/Info Binary Grid (.adf)
- AIRSAR Polarimetric
- Magellan BLX Topo (.blx, .xlb)
- Microsoft Windows Device Independent Bitmap (.bmp)
- BSB Nautical Chart Format (.kap)
- VTP Binary Terrain Format (.bt)
- CEOS (Spot for instance)
- DRDC COASP SAR Processor Raster
- TerraSAR-X Complex SAR Data Product
- Convair PolGASP data
- Spot DIMAP (metadata.dim)
- ELAS DIPEx
- First Generation USGS DOQ (.doq)
- New Labelled USGS DOQ (.doq)
- Military Elevation Data (.dt0, .dt1, .dt2)
- ESRI .hdr Labelled
- Erdas Imagine Raw
- NASA ELAS
- ENVI .hdr Labelled Raster
- ERMapper (.ers)
- Envisat Image Product (.n1)
- EOSAT FAST Format
- FIT
- Fuji BAS Scanner Image
- Generic Binary (.hdr Labelled)
- GSat File Format
- Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
- WMO GRIB1/GRIB2 (.grb)
- Golden Software ASCII Grid
- Golden Software Binary Grid
- Golden Software Surfer 7 Binary Grid
- GSC Geogrid
- TIFF / BigTIFF / GeoTIFF (.tif)
- GXF - Grid eXchange File
- Erdas Imagine (.img)
- Image Display and Analysis (WinDisp)
- ILWIS Raster Map (.mpr,.mpl)
- Intergraph Raster
- USGS Astrogeology ISIS cube (Version 2)
- USGS Astrogeology ISIS cube (Version 3)
- JAXA PALSAR Product Reader (Level 1.1/1.5)
- Japanese DEM (.mem)
- JPEG JFIF (.jpg)
- NOAA Polar Orbiter Level 1b Data Set (AVHRR)
- Erdas 7.x .LAN and .GIS
- FARSITE v.4 LCP Format
- Daylon Leveller Heightfield
- In Memory Raster
- Vexcel MFF
- Vexcel MFF2
- EUMETSAT Archive native (.nat)
- NLAPS Data Format
- NITF
- PCI .aux Labelled
- PCI Geomatics Database File
- PCRaster
- NASA Planetary Data System
- Portable Network Graphics(.png)
- Netpbm (.ppm,.pgm)
- Swedish Grid RIK (.rik)
- Raster Matrix Format (*.rsw, .mtw)
- Raster Product Format/RPF (a.toc)
- RadarSat2 XML (product.xml)
- Idrisi Raster
- SAR CEOS
- USGS SDTS DEM (*CATD.DDF)
- SGI Image Format
- Standard Raster Product (ASRP/USRP)
- SRTM HGT Format
- Terragen Heightfield (.ter)
- TerraSAR-X Product
- USGS ASCII DEM (.dem)
- GDAL Virtual (.vrt)
- X11 Pixmap (.xpm)
