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| File extension | Format | Properties | Advantages | Disadvantages | Graphic |
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| *.ai | Adobe Illustrator | Version 7 | Vector (2D) | ||
| *.bmp | Bitmap | Uncrompressed or lossless RLE (runlength entcoding) compression | The weak compression result in larger file sizes than other formats | Raster | |
| *.dxf | Drawing Interchange Format | Also suitable for 3D models | Verctor (2D) | ||
| *.eps | Encapsulated Post Script | Writing style | Vector and/or Raster | ||
| *.Gif | Graphic Interchange format | -Lossless compressing graphics format -Supports animations |
Limited to 256 colors | Raster | |
| *.gpx | GPS eXchange file | GPS data | XML-based format for GPS data | ||
| *.jpg | Joint photographic experts group | -Lossy compressed 24 bit image files -Embedding of paths possible |
This is unsuitable for text and hard color transitions | Raster | |
| *.Kml | Google Earth (Vector) | Map | Vector | ||
| *.kmz | Google Earth (Raster) | Coordinates | Raster | ||
| *.htm | OCAD internet map | Types: -Java Applet -Flash -SVG |
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| Portable Document Format | -Lossless compression -On any operating system readable -Small file size |
Need reader to read | Raster and/or vector | ||
| *.shp | Shapefile | ESRI ArcGIS format for storing vector data | |||
| *.svg | Scalable Vector Graphics | Open, XML-based vector graphics format | |||
| *.tiff | Tagged Image File Format | Universal, pixel image format | -Lossless compression -32 bit |
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| Vector graphics can scale to any size without quality loss. | |
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