The following table lists all supported data formats:
Format | Decoder | Encoder | Component | GXY view | Lightspeed view1 | Decoding supported from S32 | Notes | Type | File extensions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACE2 |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.ace2 |
|
AIXM 3.3 and 4.5 |
✔ |
|
Aviation Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.xml |
AIXM 5.1 |
✔ |
✔ |
Aviation Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.xml, *.aixm5, *.aixm51 |
AML (STANAG 7170) |
✔ |
✔ |
Maritime Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.00, *.031 |
|
ARINC 424 |
✔ |
|
Aviation Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.txt, *.pc, FAA*, *ari, *.dat |
ASDI/ETMS |
✔ |
|
ASDI |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires Real-time Engine |
Vector |
*.asdi |
ASRP/USRP/ ADRG |
✔ |
|
Defense Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*01.THF, *01.GEN, *01.QAL, *.SOU, *.IMG |
|
AutoCAD DWG and DXF |
✔ |
|
Infrastructure Standards |
✔ |
|
✔ |
supported up to version 2018 |
Vector |
*.dwg, *.dwg.zip, *.dwg.gz, *.dxf, *.dxf.zip, *.dxf.gz |
Azavea Raster Grid |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.arg, *.json |
|
BCI |
✔ |
|
Defense Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.matrxmap |
BigTIFF |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.tif, *.tiff |
Bing Maps |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Microsoft Imagery Service |
Raster |
|
|
Binz |
✔ |
|
Infrastructure Standards |
|
✔ |
3D meshes |
*.binz, tree0000.bin |
||
BIL |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.bil |
BMP (and BPW) |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential3 |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires additional reference and positioning files |
Raster |
*bmp, *.bpw |
|
BSB Nautical Chart |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.kap |
|
BUFR SIGWX |
✔ |
|
Weather and Environment Standards 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
Only files containing WAFS SIGWX data are supported |
Vector |
*.bufr, *.bin, or no extension |
|
CADRG, CIB |
✔ |
|
Defense Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.toc (CADRG) |
|
CGM |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
|
✔ |
|
Symbology |
*.cgm, *.cgm.gz, *.cgm.zip |
Collada 1.4.1 |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
|
✔ |
Visualization as 3D icons or embedded in KML |
3D icons |
*.dae |
|
CSV |
✔ |
|
Comma Separated Value |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.csv, *.tsv |
DAFIF, DAFIFT |
✔ |
|
Aviation Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
|
DB2 Spatial and Geodetic Extender |
✔ |
✔ |
Database Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.db2 |
|
DMED, DTED |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential3 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Elevation |
*.dmed, *.dt0, *.dt1, *.dt2 |
DNG |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Metadata format based on ISO metadata standards ISO 19115 and ISO 19139. |
Metadata |
|
|
E57 point clouds |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
|
✔ |
|
Lidar |
*.e57 |
|
E57 panoramic images |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Panoramic images |
*.e57 |
|
ECRG |
✔ |
|
Defense Standards 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
Includes JPEG2000 decoder |
Raster |
TOC.xml |
|
ECW |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors3 |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.ecw, *.ers |
|
ENVI .hdr Labelled Raster |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.hdr |
|
EOSAT FAST Format |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
|
|
ERDAS Imagine |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.img |
|
Esri ArcInfo ASCII Grid |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.asc, *.grd |
|
Esri ArcInfo Binary Grid |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.adf |
|
Esri Shapefile |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.shp, *.shp.gz, *.shp.zip |
|
Esri TFW, JGW |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Georeference |
*.tfw, *.jgw |
|
ETOPO |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.ETOPO2.raw.bin, *.ETOPO2v2_MSP.raw, ETOPO5.DAT |
Eurocontrol Asterix |
✔ |
✔ |
Radar Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires Real-time Engine |
Raster |
*.ast, *.asterix, *.astfin, *pcap |
|
GeoPackage |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
OGC GeoPackage |
Vector, raster, elevation |
*.gpkg |
|
GDAL Virtual |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.vrt |
|
GDF |
✔ |
|
Graph and Routing Engine |
✔ |
|
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.gdf |
GeoJSON |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.json, *.json.gz, *.json.zip, *.geojson |
Geospatial PDF |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
|
|
GeoSPOT |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.DSC, *.REP |
GeoTIFF |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential3 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Multi-spectral and HDR images supported |
Raster |
*.tif, *.tiff |
GIF |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires additional reference and positioning files |
Raster |
*.gif |
|
Golden Software ASCII Grid |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
|
|
Golden Software Binary Grid |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
|
|
Golden Software Surfer 7 Binary Grid |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
|
|
Google Earth Enterprise globe |
✔ |
|
Beta release of Google Earth Enterprise component |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.kiasset (directory) |
|
GRIB V1/V2 |
✔ |
|
Weather and Environment Standards 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.grb, *.grib2, *.grb2, *.dat |
|
GXF Grid eXchange File |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.gxf |
|
HDF5 |
✔ |
|
Weather and Environment Standards 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.hdf, *.h5, *.he5, *.hdf5 |
|
HF2/HFZ heightfield raster |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.hf2 |
|
IENC (InlandECDIS) |
✔ |
✔ |
Maritime Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.000, *.031 |
|
IFC |
✔ |
|
Infrastructure Standards |
|
✔ |
3D meshes |
*.ifc |
||
Informix Geodetic Datablade |
✔ |
✔ |
Database Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.ifx |
|
Informix Spatial Datablade |
✔ |
✔ |
Database Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.isd |
|
ISO 19115 and ISO 19139 |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
ISO metadata standards. |
Metadata |
|
|
JPEG (and JGW) |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential3 |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires additional georeference and positioning files |
Raster |
*.jpg |
|
JPEG2000 |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential3 |
✔ |
✔ |
Multi-spectral and HDR images are supported. |
Raster |
*.jp2, *.j2k |
|
JPIP |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
|
|
KML/KMZ |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential (KMLSUPEROVERLAY3) |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector, raster |
*.kml, *.kmz |
LASer/LASzip |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
|
✔ |
✔ |
|
Lidar |
*.las, *.laz |
LRDB |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Luciad Raster Database |
Raster |
*.lrdb |
|
LVDB |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Luciad Vector Database |
Vector |
*.lvdb |
|
LuciadLightspeed JAI |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.jai |
|
LuciadLightspeed RST |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Georeference and positioning file |
Georeference |
*.rst |
|
Magellan BLX TOPO |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.blx, *.xlb |
|
MapInfo MAP |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.map |
MapInfo MIF |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.mif, *.map, *.mif.gz, *.map.gz, *.mif.zip, *.map.zip |
|
MapInfo TAB |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.tab |
|
MBTiles |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
Raster tiles only |
✔ |
File format for storing tiled data in SQLite databases. MBTiles files with image tiles in JPG or PNG format are supported, as well as vector tiles. |
Vector, raster |
*.mbtiles, TileJSON |
|
MGCP 2.0.1 |
✔ |
|
Defense Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.xml |
|
Microsoft SQL Server |
✔ |
✔ |
Database Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
Support for version 2008-2012 |
Vector |
*.mss |
|
Microstation DGN |
✔ |
|
Infrastructure Standards |
✔ |
|
Support for DGN V7 and V8 |
Vector |
*.dgn, *.dgn.zip, *.dgn.gz |
|
MrSID |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.sid |
|
NetCDF |
✔ |
|
Weather and Environment Standards 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.nc, *.netcdf, *.xml(NcML file) |
|
NITF/NSIF (STANAG 4545) |
✔ |
|
Defense Standards 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Includes JPEG2000 decoder. Multi-spectral and HDR images supported |
Raster |
*.ntf |
NOAA .gtx vertical datum shift |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.gtx |
|
NVG |
✔ |
✔ |
Defense Symbology |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.nvg, *.xml |
OGC 3D Tiles |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
|
✔ |
✔ |
|
3D meshes and point clouds |
tileset.json |
OGC GML 2 and 3.1.1 |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Extensible encoder/decoder |
Vector |
*.gml,*.gml31, (*.xml) |
OGC GML 3.2.1/ISO 19136 |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Extensible encoder/decoder |
Vector |
*.gml, *.gml32, (*.xml) |
OpenFlight |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
|
✔ |
|
3D icons |
*.flt |
|
Oracle Locator |
✔ |
✔ |
Database Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.ora |
|
Oracle Spatial (GeoRaster) |
✔ |
|
Database Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.ogr |
|
OpenSceneGraph Binary |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
|
✔ |
✔ |
|
3D meshes |
*.osgb |
Pegasus |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Leica Pegasus |
Panoramic images |
External Orientation.csv |
PNG |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires additional georeference and positioning files |
Raster |
*.png |
|
POL |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
|
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.pol |
PostgreSQL PostGIS |
✔ |
✔ |
Database Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.pgs |
|
PPM |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires additional georeference and positioning files |
Raster |
*.ppm |
|
Revit |
✔ |
|
Infrastructure Standards |
|
✔ |
Autodesk Revit |
3D meshes |
*.rvt |
|
S-52 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Maritime Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
Not applicable |
|
Symbology |
Not applicable |
S-57 |
✔ |
✔ |
Maritime Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Vector |
*.00*, *.031 |
S-63 Decryption |
✔ |
|
S-63 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires Maritime Standards component |
Vector |
*.00*, *.031 |
SAP HANA |
✔ |
✔ |
SAP HANA |
✔ |
✔ |
Beta release |
Database |
|
|
SGI Image Format |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.bw, *.rgb, *.rgba, *.sgi |
|
Snow Data Assimilation System |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.hdr |
|
Spot DIMAP |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors 3 |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.dim |
|
SQLite SpatiaLite |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Database |
*.spl |
|
SRTM HGT Format |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.hgt,*.DEM |
|
SVG |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
|
|
Vector |
*.svg |
|
Swiss DHM |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.mlt, *.mbl |
TIFF (and TFW) |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential3 |
✔ |
✔ |
Requires additional georeference and positioning files |
Raster |
*.tif, *.tiff, *.tfw |
|
USGS DEM |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential3 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Elevation raster |
*.dem, *.dem.gz, *.dem.zip |
USGS DOQ First Generation |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.doq |
|
USGS DOQ New Labelled |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.doq |
|
VPF (VMAP, VMAP2i DNC, UVMap,…​) |
✔ |
|
Defense Standards |
✔ |
✔ |
Includes Geosym symbology |
Vector |
Various extensions for various formats based on VPF. |
|
WMS |
✔ |
Not applicable |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Web Map Service |
Raster |
Not applicable |
|
WMTS |
✔ |
Not applicable |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Web Map Tile Service |
Raster |
Not applicable |
|
WCS |
✔ |
Not applicable |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Web Coverage |
Raster |
Not applicable |
|
WFS-T |
✔ |
✔ |
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
✔ |
✔ |
Web Feature Service |
Vector |
Not applicable |
|
VTP Binary Terrain format |
✔ |
|
Advanced Raster Connectors (GDAL) |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Raster |
*.bt |
|
Wavefront OBJ |
✔ |
|
LuciadLightspeed Essential |
|
✔ |
|
3D icons |
*.obj |
1 If a data format has a check mark in the Lightspeed view column, you can take full advantage of Lightspeed view features such as hardware acceleration while you are visualizing the format in a Lightspeed view. If a format does not have a check mark in the Lightspeed view column, you should still be able to visualize it in a Lightspeed view by means of the layer adapting tools offered by LuciadLightspeed .
2 Most formats for which the decoder implements ILcdInputStreamFactoryCapable are supported from Amazon AWS S3 cloud storage. This column denotes formats we have tested successfully.
3 Optionally supported by GDAL component as well.
Model decoders and encoders
For all formats supported in LuciadLightspeed there is a model decoder available. The naming convention for the model decoders
is: TLcd_Format_ModelDecoder
, for example TLcdSHPModelDecoder
, TLcdGeoTIFFModelDecoder
, and so on. The model encoders follow the same naming convention: TLcdSHPModelEncoder
, TLcdGeoTIFFModelEncoder
, and so on. A special case is TLcdGDALModelDecoder
, which can decode any raster format that GDAL can decode by default and for which no dedicated model decoder is available.
For more information on a specific model decoder or encoder, refer to the API reference. Model decoder API documentation gives you information on the model structure, model reference and model descriptor. Furthermore, it states supported versions and specifications of the data type and known limitations and requirements. Model decoder API documentation can also specify useful settings, have sample code and contain performance tips.
In addition to the supported file formats as listed in [supported_data_formats], LuciadLightspeed provides model decoders for:
-
Multilevel formats:
TLcdMultilevelTiledModelDecoder
andTLcdMultilevelRegularTiledModelDecoder
are available for multilevel models with irregular tiles at each level and with a regular grid of tiles respectively. -
Magnetic field formats:
TLcdIGRFModelDecoder
andTLcdWMMModelDecoder
for International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) models and World Magnetic Models (WMM) respectively. These decoders provide support for magnetic variation (or magnetic declination) and isogonic lines.