GIS file formats - Mapinfo MIF/MID


This versatile format allows generic data to be attached to a variety of graphical items. It's ASCII file, so it is easily editable, relatively easy to generate, and works on all platforms supported by MapInfo.
Mapinfo data is in two file - the graphics reside in a .MIF file and textual data is contained in a .MID file. The textual data is delimited data, with one row per record and either Carriage Return, Carriage Return plus Line Feed, or Line Feed between lines. The MIF file has two areas - the file header are and the data section.
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