Formats Supported by ArcGIS Data Interoperability

The following chart offers a comparison of the formats supported by both ArcGIS Data Interoperability and FME ArcGIS Data Interop Edition.

  ArcGIS Data Interoperability FME ArcGIS Data Interop Edition
Format Read Write Read Write
1Spatial GOTHIC (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
1Spatial IFF (Internal Feature Format)
Adobe Illustrator (EPS) - -
ADRG Reader (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
Advanced Military Layers (AML) - - -
Advanced Visual Systems UCD (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
Aircom ENTERPRISE (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
AIXM (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
APIC (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
APT - - -
ARGIS GINA (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
ASCII Tabular + +
ASPRS LIDAR (LAS) - - -
ASRP Reader (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
Autodesk GIS Design Server (VISION) native - - + +
Autodesk AutoCAD DWF
Autodesk AutoCAD DWG/DXF
Autodesk GIS Design Server (VISION) GINA - -
Autodesk Map Object Data (2006 and older) - - * -
Autodesk MapGuide SDF (binary) (Windows only) - - * *
Autodesk Mapguide SDF3 - -
Autodesk MapGuide SDL (Windows only)
AutoKa Transfer File (FF) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
BC Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) ABR
BC Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) FSP
BC Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) FTA GML
BC Electronic Submission Framework (ESF) RESULTS GML
BC MOEP - +
BGrund (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
Bitmap Reader/Writer - -
C60 Format (AED-SICAD) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
CADRG Reader (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
Card (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
CCOGIF Reader (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
CCOGIF Writer (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - - +
CDED DEM - -
CGDEF
CITS/QLF
CSV (Comma-Separated Value)
Danish DSFL - -
Danish DSFL XML (XDK) - -
Danish UFO
dBase III (DBF)
DES - - -
Design Files (DGN) Version 7
Design Files (DGN) Version 8
DFAD (Presagis) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
DFD (Presagis) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
DFK (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
Digital Line Graph (DLG) -
DMDF (Digital Map Data Format) - - -
DTED DEM - -
ECW Reader/Writer - -
EDBS (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
EDIGéO - - -
ENVI .hdr - -
EPA Geospatial XML Reader - -
EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) - -
ESRI .hdr - -
ESRI ArcGIS 9.x Map (.mxd) - * -
ESRI ArcGIS Binary Grid (ArcGrid:AIG) - - -
ESRI ArcGIS Layer Reader - * -
ESRI ArcInfo Coverage
ESRI ArcInfo Export (E00)
ESRI ArcInfo Generate
ESRI ArcSDE 9.0/8.x/3.x
ESRI Ascii Grid - -
ESRI Enterprise GeoDatabase (SDE) * *
ESRI File GeoDatabase * *
ESRI Geodatabase (XML) - * -
ESRI PC ArcInfo - -
ESRI Personal GeoDatabase (Access) 8.3/9.0 (Windows only) * *
ESRI Shape
Facet XDR
FalconView Reader - - -
Fastgate (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
FDO Providers (AutoCAD Map 3D 2008) - -
FDO Providers (FME)
FME Feature Store (FFS)
GATE/ADA (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
GDF (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - +
GDMS - -
GDS (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
GE Energy Smallworld (v4.x) - - - -
GE Smallworld (Spatial Biz) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - - -
GE Smallworld (v3.x) - - - -
GenaMap - -
Generic Writer - - -
GeoConcept - - -
GeoConcept - - * *
GEOgraf (grafbat-ASCII) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
Geographix CDF
Geogrid OVL/ASC (PDF Manual - in German) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
GEOnet Names Server (GNS) - -
GeoRSS - -
GeoTask - -
GeoTIFF - -
GICAD (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
GIF (Raster) -
GML (Geography Markup Language)
GML2 -
GMLSF
Google Earth KML
Google Earth KML 2.1
GPX (GPS Exchange Format) - -
GRIPS Reader (PDF Manual - in German) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
GTI GTViewer - -
GTI/RDB (PDF Manual - in German) (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
HDF4 Aster - - -
HDF4 Hyperion - - -
IBM DB2 Spatial -
IBM DB2 Tables (non-spatial)
IBM IFF (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
IDRISI
Incremental Update Format (IUF) - - -
Interface 2000 (GML) - -
Intergraph FRAMME + - + +
Intergraph FRAMME SEF (Standard Exchange Format) Writer (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - - +
Intergraph G/Technology (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - + +
Intergraph GeoMedia Access Warehouse (Windows only) * *
Intergraph GeoMedia SQL Server Warehouse
Intergraph MGE
INTERLIS (1 and 2) (included with FME install) (developed by Eisenhut Informatik AG) - -
INTERLIS 1 (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
ISO 8211 - -
JobXML - -
JPEG - -
JPEG 2000 Reader/Writer - -
KLT Atlas ASCII (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
Landmark ZGF (Zycor Graphics File) - - -
Landonline (LandXML) - -
Latitude DMF (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE - -
Leica Geosystems ERDAS Raw Raster - -
Leica GSI (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
Leica IDEX - -
MAJIC Reader (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - -
MapGIS (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
MapGIS ASCII (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - -
MapInfo MID/MIF
MapInfo SpatialWare on SQL Server (Extra cost plug-in req'd) - - ** **
MapInfo TAB
MapInfo TAB (MITAB) - -
Mercator MCF
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel (.xls) (Windows only)
Microsoft MapPoint Web XML - - •<