FormatExtensionsImportExportUses GDALNotes
Adobe IllustratoraiYSimple paths only
ArcInfo ASCII gridascYYFor importing
ArcInfo binary gridadfYY
ASCII point cloudasc, xyzY
Binary TerrainbtYYY
Carrera MSHmshY1,2Y
CDED 50KYYY
DirectDraw surfaceddsYRGB encoded normal map
DTEDdte, dt*YYYLevels 0, 1, and 2
DXFdxfYY3DFACE entities only, export can be plain or optimized
GeoTIFFtif, tiffY1Y
GIFgifYY
GTOPO30Y116-bit only
HGThgtY
Japanese DEMmemYY
MicroDEMdemY1Older MicroDEM only
MicroGDS ThingsthfY1,2Elevations are along Z axis
NTFY1,2
OGC Web Coverage ServicexmlYY
PNGpngYYYPOV-Ray HF interpretation when multichannel color
Portable graymappgmYY
Raw binaryrawYY
RayshadehfYY
Rhino/OpenNURBS3dmYTexture is also exported
Second LiferawYYElevation channels only. Export requires existing SL file
Simple Terrain ModelstmYY
SRTMhgtY
SRTM30Y116-bit only
Stereo lithographystlYY
Surfer GRDgrdYY
TargatgaYYPOV-Ray HF interpretation
Terragenter, terrainYYYCan also import using ""File, Open""
UKOS DTM (DXF)dxfYPoint cloud
USGS DEMdemYYY
USGS SDTSddfYY
VistaproY1,2
Visual Nature StudioelevYYLegacy datums/projections unsupported
WavefrontobjYPlain or optimized
Windows bitmapbmpYYYPOV-Ray HF interpretation
World Construction SetelevYYLegacy datums/projections unsupported
Xpand RallyYY

 


FormatExtensionsReadWriteUses GDALNotes
BSB nautical chartkap, nosYYUntested
CEOSYYUntested, 8-bit only
DIPExYYUntested
EOSAT FASTYYUntested
Erdas 7 LAN/GISlan, gisYYUntested
Erdas ImagineimgYY
EUMETSAT archivenatYYUntested
FITfitYY
FITSfitsYY
Fuji BASYYUntested
Geosoft GXFYYUntested
GIFgifYYY
GSC GeogridYYUntested
Idrisi RSTrstYYUntested
ILWISYYUntested
ISIS2YYUntested
JPEGjpg, jpegYYY
NASA ELASelasYYUntested
NASA PDSlblYYUntested
NDF (NLAPS data format)h1, h2, hdYYUntested
NITFYYUntested
NOAA L1BYYUntested
OpenEXRexrY
PCI AuxauxYYUntested
PCIDSKpixYY
PCRasterYYUntested
PNGpngYYY
PPMppmYYY
Radarsat 2xmlYYUntested
RadiancehdrY
RIKYYUntested
RMF imagerswYYUntested
RSTYYUntested
SGIYYUntested
TargatgaYY
TIFF/GeoTIFFtif, tiffYYY
USGS DOQ1YYUntested
USGS DOQ2YYUntested
Vexcel MMFYYUntested
Vexcel MMF2YYUntested
Windisp 4 IDAimgYYUntested
Windows bitmapbmpYYY
X11 PixmapxpmYY

1. Not all format variants or features may work.
2. Algorithm based on reverse engineering instead of format specs.