GIS file format

<p>A GIS file format or geospatial file format is a standard for encoding <a href="/facts/Geographical_information/FUSjSQ71">geographical information</a> into a <a href="/facts/Computer_file/FjFH3Ufm">computer file</a>. It is a specialized type of <a href="/facts/File_format/qrXbwJaH">file format</a> for use in <a href="/facts/Geographic_information_system/PoP1kVoa">geographic information systems</a> (GIS), <a href="/facts/Remote_sensing/pj2crmGs">remote sensing</a> <a href="/facts/Image_processing/zenalNCf">image processing</a> tools, and other geospatial applications. Since the 1970s, dozens of formats have been created based on various <a href="/facts/Data_model_(GIS)/gn2MaSKs">data models</a> for various purposes. They have been created by government mapping agencies (such as the <a href="/facts/USGS/nVaGtMjl">USGS</a> or <a href="/facts/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency/DrC6QGyo">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</a>), GIS software vendors, standards bodies such as the <a href="/facts/Open_Geospatial_Consortium/uDKbX6Cl">Open Geospatial Consortium</a>, informal user communities, and even individual developers.
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GIS file format