30 GIS FILE FORMATS YOU SHOULD KNOW:

➡️ STL (.stl)
➡️ VTK (.vtk)
➡️ DXF (.dxf)
➡️ XYZ (.xyz)
➡️ CSV (.csv)
➡️ HDF (.hdf)
➡️ GPX (.gpx)
➡️ XML (.xml)
➡️ WKT (.wkt)
➡️ GML (.gml)
➡️ DGN (.dgn)
➡️ IDRISI (.rst)
➡️ WKB (.wkb)
➡️ DWG (.dwg)
➡️ JSON (.json)
➡️ NetCDF (.nc)
➡️ Esri Grid (.adf)
➡️ ENVI (.hdr, .img)
➡️ LIDAR (.las, .laz)
➡️ SAGA GIS (.sgrd)
➡️ GeoTIFF (.tif/.tiff)
➡️ SpatiaLite (.sqlite)
➡️ PostGIS (.postgres)
➡️ GeoPackage (gpkg)
➡️ GeoJSON (.geojson)
➡️ KML/KMZ (.kml, .kmz)
➡️ File Geodatabase (.gdb)
➡️ Shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf)
➡️ Personal Geodatabase (.mdb)
➡️ MapInfo TAB (.tab, .map, .dat, .id)
 
Which ones did I miss out? And which ones do you use the most? Let us know in the comments!

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