Dataset Formats

SIS Desktop 9 currently supports over eighty-five data formats and variations of formats.

SIS Desktop 9 can also link directly to any Oracle, ODBC, ADO or DAO database and several mainstream databases.

All these graphical file formats are read directly in their native formats with translation carried out on the fly. Any combination of file formats can be overlaid and read concurrently with multiple coordinate reference systems and then re-projected.

Only a few of the following dataset formats are built-in to SIS Desktop 9. The rest are Plug-in Datasets, provided by Cadcorp or Cadcorp VARs.

See View > Cadcorp SIS > About for all loaded Plug-in Datasets.

TIP: For the most recent listing of all supported plug-ins, see the Cadcorp website or call 01438 747996.

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• AAA-NAS (*.gml;*.gz;*.xml)
• ACE2 Global Digital Elevation Model (*.ace2;*.gz)
• ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (*.gen;TRANSH01.THF)
• ASRP (*.gen;TRANSH01.THF)
• Atlantis MFF Raster (*.hdr) - not supported but SIS can open datasets in this format.
• AutoCAD DWF (*.dwf)
• AutoCAD Drawing (*.dxf;*.dwg)
• Bathymetric Attributed Grid (*.bag)
• Binary Terrain Format (*.bt)
• Bing Maps Tiles (Aerial) (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• Bing Maps Tiles (Aerial with labels) (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• Bing Maps Tiles (Roads) (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• CALS (*.cal;*.cals;*.ras)
• CEOS SAR Image File (*.img)
• Cadcorp Base Dataset (*.bds)
• Cadcorp Basemap Database (*.bdb)
• Cadcorp Feature Database (*.fdb)
• Cadcorp GeognoSIS Tile Set (*.tileset)
• Cadcorp Index Dataset (from Overlay Types dialog-Files tab)
• Cadcorp Internal Dataset (from Overlay Types dialog-Miscellaneous tab
• Cadcorp Item Database (*.idb)
• Cadcorp Named Object Library (*.nol)
• Cadcorp OS MasterMap Database (*.odb)
• Cadcorp SIS Overlay File (*.ovl)
• Cadcorp SIS Workspace Definition (*.swd)
• Cadcorp View Geometry (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• Cadcorp View Points (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• Cadcorp Web Map Layers Tile Cache (CacheMetadata.json)
• Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (*.toc)
• Digital Chart of the World (from Overlay Types dialog-Miscellaneous tab)
• DTED (*.dt0;*.dt1,*.dt2;,*.dt3)
• ENVI (*.evi;*.gz)
• ENVISAT Image Product (*.n1)
• EOSAT FAST-L7A (Landsat TM) (*HPN.fst;*HRF.fst;*HTM.fst)
• ER Mapper Rasters (*.ers)
• ERDAS ECW Image (*.ecw)
• ESRIHDR *.hdr labelled dataset (*.hdr)
• ETOPO1 (*.flt)
• ETOPO2 (*.dos)
• ETOPO5 (*.bin;*.dos;*.dat)
• Enhanced Compressed Raster Graphic (TOC.xml)
• Erdas .LAN/.GIS (*.lan; *.gis)
• Erdas Imagine (*.img)
• Erdas Imagine Raw (*.raw)
• ESRI ArcIMS Service (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• ESRI ArcSDE (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• ESRI ARC/INFO ASCII Grid (*.asc)
• ESRI ARC/INFO Binary Grid (*.hdr;*.adf)
• ESRI ARC/INFO Export (ASCII) (*.e00)
• ESRI BIL (*.bil;*.hdr;*.clr;*.sta)
• ESRI BIP (*.bip;*.hdr;*.clr;*.sta)
• ESRI BSQ (*.bsq;*.hdr;*.clr;*.sta)
• ESRI File GeoDatabase (gdb) (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• ESRI Personal GeoDatabase (*.mdb)
• ESRI Shape (*.shp)
• Euronav Geographic eXchange Format (*.gxf)
• Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) (from Overlay Types dialog-Miscellaneous tab)
• FARSITE v.4 Landscape File (*.lcp)
• GDAL Virtual Raster Dataset (*.vrt)
• GDAL Web Map Service XML (*.wmsxml)
• Generic Binary (*.bil;*.bip;*.bsq)
• GeoJSON (*.json;*.geojson)
• GeoMedia Access Warehouse (*.mdb)
• GeoRSS (from Overlay Types dialog-OGC tab)
• Geosoft Grid Exchange Format (*.gxf)
• Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) (from Overlay Types dialog-Miscellaneous tab)
• GIF (*.gif)
• GLOBE Raster Data (*.glb)
• GMT netCDF Grid Format (*.grd)
• Golden Software 7 Binary Grid (*.grd)
• Golden Software ASCII Grid (*.grd)
• Golden Software Binary Grid (*.grd)
• Google Transit Feed Spec. (*.zip)
• GPX (*.gpx)
• GRASS ASCII Grid (*.asc)
• GRIB (*.grb;*.grb1;*grb2)
• Hierarchical Data Format Release 4 (HDF4) (*.hdf)
• Hierarchical Data Format Release 5 (HDF5) (*.hdf5;*.h5;*.he5)
• IDA (*.ida;*.img)
• IDRISI Raster (*.rst)
• ILWIS Raster Maps and Map Lists (*.mpr;*.mpl)
• IRIS data (*.dat)
• Intergraph Raster Format (*.cit;*.cot;*.rle)
• Italian CXF (*.cxf)
• JAXA PALSAR Processed Products (VOL-*1.5_UD)
• JPEG (*.jpg;*.jpeg)
• JPEG 2000 (*.jp2;*.j2k;*.jpc;*.jpx;*.j2c)
• LIDAR (*.las)
• LPS NI (*.ntf)
• MBTiles (*.mbtiles)
• MIDAS XML (.xml)
• MapInfo Interchange (*.mif)
• MapInfo TAB (*.tab)
• MapInfo Table (*.tab)
• MapQuest OSM Tiles (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• MapQuest Open Aerial Tiles (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• MasterMap Topography Layer (from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• MasterMap Address Layer (*.gml;*.gz) (from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• MasterMap Imagery Layer (*.gml;*.gz) (from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• MasterMap ITN Layer (*.gml;*.gz) (from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• MasterMap Index (*.gml;*.gz) (from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• Meridian 2 (*.shp;*.dxf;*.ntf) (from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• Microsoft SQL Server Spatial Dataset (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• MicroStation DGN (*.dgn)
• MrSID (*.sid)
• NASA World Wind (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• NITF (*.ntf; *.i12; *.jn2;*.If2; *.on2; *.nsf)
• NetCDF (*.nc) 
• NGA Digital Nautical Chart (DNC) (from Overlay Types dialog-Miscellaneous tab)
• NGA Vector Map Level 0/1 (from Overlay Types dialog-Miscellaneous tab)
• NOAA/MAPTECH/NDI/SoftChart BSB (*.kap;*.nos)
• NOAA Polar Orbiter Level 1b (*.l1b;*.1b)
• Northwood GRC File (*.grc)
• Northwood GRD File (*.grd)
• OGC CityGML (*.gml;*.gz;*.xml)
• OGC Geography Markup Language (*.gml;*.gz;*.xml)
• OGC GML Document (from Overlay Types dialog-OGC tab)
• OGC KML (*.kml;*.kmz)
• OGC KML Document (from Overlay Types dialog-OGC tab)
• OGC OWS Context Document (*.cml;*.ccml;*.xml) 
• OGC Web Map Context Document (*.cml;*.ccml;*.xml)
• OGC WCS (from Overlay Types dialog-OGC tab)
• OGC WFS (from Overlay Types dialog-OGC tab)
• OGC WMS (from Overlay Types dialog-OGC tab)
• OGC WMS Context Document (from Overlay Types dialog-OGC tab)
• OGC WMTS (from Overlay Types dialog-OGC tab)
• Oracle GeoRaster (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• Oracle Network Model (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• Oracle Spatial (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) ADDRESS-POINT (*.ap)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) ADDRESS-POINT (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) ADDRESS-POINT (10cm resolution) (*.csv)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) BaseData GB 1:625000 (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Boundary-Line polygons 1:10000 (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Code-Point (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Data-Point (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Land-Form DTM 1:1000, 1:50000 (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Land-Form PANORAMA contours 1:50000 (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Land-Form PROFILE contours 1:10000 (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Land-Line 1:1250, 1:2500, 1:10000 (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) MasterMap (*.gml;*.gz)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Meridian 1:10000 (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) NTF (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) OSCAR road network (*.ntf)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) PAI Link File (*.csv)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) Travelmaster/Strategi 1:250000 (*.ntf,*.shp,*.tab)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) VectorMap District (*.gml;*.gz) (also available from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• Ordnance Survey (GB) VectorMap Local (*.gml;*.gz) (also available from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• Ordnance Survey Ireland 20km x 20km Height Data (*.dtm)
• OpenSpace Pro Tiles (from Overlay Types dialog-Ordnance Survey (GB) tab)
• Open Street Map (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• Open Street Map Tiles (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• OpenStreetMap XML (*.osm;*.xml;.*.bz2)
• OS Open Rivers (*.gml;*.gz)
• OS Open Roads (*.gml;*.gz)
• OS OpenMap - Local (*.gml;*.gz)
• OSI (*.ntf)
• OSNI (*.ntf)
• PCI .aux Labelled (*.aux;*.raw)
• PCI Geomatics Database File (*.pix)
• PCRaster (*.map)
• PNG (*.png)
• PostGIS (from Overlay Types dialog-Databases tab)
• RasterLite (*.sqlite)
• Raw raster data (*.raw)
• RLC Bitmap (*.rlc)
• S-57 Catalog (Catalog.030;Catalog.031)
• S-57 Chart (*.000)
• SDTS (*catd.ddf;*iden.ddf)
• SNODAS (*.hdr)
• SOSI (*.sos)
• SPOT Digital Image Map (DIMAP) (METADATA.DIM)
• SRTM (*.hgt;*.hgtz)
• Stamen Design 'Toner lite' tiles (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• Stamen Design 'Toner' tiles (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• Stamen Design 'Watercolor' tiles (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• Swedish Grid RIK (*.nik)
• TIFF (*.tif;*.tiff)
• TerrainBase Data (*.bin)
• TIGER/Line (*.bw1;*.rt1)
• TileJSON (*.json)
• Tile Map Service (from Overlay Types dialog-Web tab)
• TopoJSON (*.json;*.topojson)
• USGS DEM (Digital Elevation Model) (1 degree) (*.dem)
• USGS DLG-3 (*.do;*.opt)
• USGS DOQ (New Style) (*.doq;*.nes;*.nws;*.ses;*.sws)
• USGS DOQ (Old style) (*.doq;*.nes;*.nws;*.ses;*.sws)
• USGS GTOPO30 (*.hdr;*.dem)
• USGS LULC CTG (grid_cell.gz)
• USGS Optional ASCII DEM (*.dem)
• USGS SDTS DEM (*catd.ddf)
• USGS SRTM30 (*.hdr;*.dem) 
• Vexcel MFF Raster (*.hdr)
• Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
• Windows MetaFile (*.wmf)
• XY/XYZ (*.xy;*.xyz)
• ZMap Plus Grid (*.dat)

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