Formats Supported by Global Mapper
- Gridded Elevation Formats
- ASPRS LIDAR LAS Files
- ASTER DEM and L1A/L1B Imagery and MODIS imagery
- Arc/Info ASCII Grid
- Arc/Info Binary Grid
- Arc/Info Export Format (E00)
- BAG (Bathymetry Attributed Grid) Files
- BIL/BSQ/BIP/RAW Imagery
- BT (Binary Terrain) Elevation Grid Files
- BigTIFF
- COLLADA 3D Models
- Canada 3D Files
- Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED)
- DHM - Swiss DEM Files
- DTED (Digital Terrain Elevation Data) Format
- ERDAS Imagine Image Format
- GLOBE (Global Land 1-km Base Elevation) Data
- GSD (Swedish DEM Grid) Files
- GXF (Geosoft ASCII Grid) Files
- Geodas Grid (GRD98) Format
- Geosoft Binary Grid Files
- Global 2' Elevation Data (ETOPO2)
- Global 30-arc-second Digital Elevation Data (GTOPO30)
- Gravsoft Grid Files
- HF2/HFZ Files
- HTF (Hydrographic Transfer Format)
- Hypack Matrix Files
- Idrisi Format
- International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Files
- Japanese DEM (JDEM/LEM/CSV) Format
- LizardTech MrSID MG4 Lidar
- NOAA TerrainBase Elevation Data
- NTF Grid/Contour Format
- PDS (Vicar) Files
- PLS-CADD XYZ Files
- QCT (Quick Chart) and QED Files
- SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission)
- STL Files
- Surfer Grid (ASCII and Binary) Format Files
- TerraScan .bin/.ts Format
- Terragen Terrain Format
- USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
- USGS Digital Elevation Model, GeoTIFF Format
- USGS Digital Elevation Model, Spatial Data Transfer Standard Format (DEM/SDTS)
- USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) - ArcGrid, BIL, Grid Float Format
- Vertical Mapper (MapInfo) Grid/Clutter Files
- Vulcan3D Triangulation (.00t) Files
- Zmap Plus Grid Files
- Raster (Imagery/Scanned Map) Formats
- ADRG Files
- ASRP (Arc Standard Raster Product) and USRP Files
- ASTER DEM and L1A/L1B Imagery and MODIS imagery
- BIL/BSQ/BIP/RAW Imagery
- BSB Nautical Charts
- BigTIFF
- CADRG and CIB Files
- ERDAS Imagine Image Format
- ERMapper Compressed Wavelet (ECW) Format
- Erdas GIS/LAN Files
- GRIB I and II Formats
- GeoPDF® Files
- Idrisi Format
- Intergraph COT Format
- JPEG Image with Embedded EXIF Position Information
- JPEG Image with World File
- JPEG2000 Files
- KML/KMZ Formats
- Landsat 7A FAST Format
- LizardTech MrSID Data
- MPR/MPH (German Topo Map) Files
- MapTech Nautical Charts (PCX Format)
- MapTech Topo Maps and Aerial Navigation Charts
- NITF - National Imagery Transmission Format
- NV Verlag Marine Charts
- OziExplorer OZFx2 and OZFx3 Formats
- PCX Files
- PGM Grayscale Grid Format
- PNG Image with World File
- QCT (Quick Chart) and QED Files
- RIK (Swedish Topo Map) Files
- USGS Digital Orthophoto Quads (DOQ), GeoTIFF Format
- USGS Digital Orthophoto Quads (DOQ), JPG w/ Native Header Format
- USGS Digital Orthophoto Quads (DOQ), Native USGS Format
- USGS Digital Raster Graphic (DRG)
- Vertical Mapper (MapInfo) Grid/Clutter Files
- Zoomify Format
- Vector Formats
- ASPRS LIDAR LAS Files
- Alberta Township System (ATS) Format
- Anuga Triangulated Mesh Format
- Arc/Info Export Format (E00)
- AutoCAD DWG (DraWinG) File
- AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange File)
- BAG (Bathymetry Attributed Grid) Files
- CDF (GES Cartographic Data Format)
- CML, CXF, and TAF (Italian Cadastral Exchange Formats)
- COLLADA 3D Models
- CompeGPS RTE, TRK, and WPT Formats
- DBF (DBase III+) Files
- DMDF (Digital Map Data Format) Format
- DeLorme Text Files
- Delft3D (LDB) Files
- EMF (Windows Enhanced Metafile) Format
- ESRI Personal Geodatabase Format (MDB) Files
- ESRI Shapefiles
- FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) Files
- GML (Geography Markup Language) Format
- GPS TrackMaker
- GPX (GPS eXchange Format) Files
- Garmin PCX5 Format Waypoint (WPT), Route (RTE), and Track (TRK) Files
- Garmin TCX (Training Center Database) Files
- GeoPDF® Files
- HTF (Hydrographic Transfer Format)
- Idrisi Vector (VCT) Format
- JPEG Image with Embedded EXIF Position Information
- KML/KMZ Formats
- LMN (Spectra Line Management Node) Files
- LizardTech MrSID MG4 Lidar
- Lowrance LCM (MapCreate) Format
- Lowrance SonarViewer Format
- Lowrance USR
- MagicMaps IKT Files
- MapInfo MIF/MID and TAB/MAP Formats
- MapMaker DRA (Drawing) Files
- Marplot MIE Files
- MicroStation DGN Format
- NIMA GNS (GeoNet Names Server) Format
- NOAA DSDATA Geodetic Control, SDTS Format
- NTF Grid/Contour Format
- OCAD .OCD Files
- OpenStreetMap (OSM) Files
- OziExplorer Waypoint (WPT), Route (RTE), and Track (PLT) Files
- PLS-CADD XYZ Files
- Platte River ASCII Digitizer Format
- Polish MP (cGPSMapper) Format
- S-57 Digital Chart Files
- S-63 Encrypted Digital Chart Files
- SEGP1/UKOOA Seismic Shotpoint Format
- SMT KINGDOM Software Planimetric Polygon Format
- SOSI Files
- SPS (Shell Processing Support)
- STL Files
- Surfer BLN Files
- TAF (Italian Cadastral Exchange Format)
- TIGER/Line Files
- Tobin .bas (TDRBM II) Format
- TomTom OV2 Files
- USGS Digital Line Graph, Optional Format (DLG-O)
- USGS Digital Line Graph, Spatial Data Transfer Standard Format (DLG/SDTS)
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- USGS Land Use and Land Cover Data (LULC)
- VPF (VMAP0, VMAP1, DNC) Files
- Vulcan3D Triangulation (.00t) Files
- WAsP .MAP Format
- XTF (eXtended Triton) Format
If Global Mapper does not support the format that you are interested in, please contact support@globalmapper.com to see if support for the format is possible.
You can find additional data in many of the above formats at the following sites:
- GIS Data Depot
- MapMart
- USGS Geographic Data Download
- USGS Map Store
- USGS Seamless Data Distribution Center (NED, SRTM, and NLCD data)