Files
Drop a file onto the map, or click Upload in the toolbar. GISOwl reads the format from the file's extension.
Vector
| Format | Extensions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GeoJSON | .geojson, .json |
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| Shapefile | .zip, .shp |
Zip the .shp together with its .dbf, .shx and .prj |
| GeoPackage | .gpkg |
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| KML / KMZ | .kml, .kmz |
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| GPX | .gpx |
Tracks and waypoints |
| FlatGeobuf | .fgb |
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| GeoParquet / Arrow | .parquet, .geoparquet, .arrow |
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| DXF | .dxf |
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| GeoRSS / Atom | .rss, .georss, .atom |
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| kepler.gl | .keplergl, .keplergl.json |
A saved kepler.gl map |
Tables
| Format | Extensions |
|---|---|
| CSV / TSV | .csv, .tsv |
| Excel / OpenDocument | .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlsb, .xls, .ods |
A row is placed by its coordinates, a WKT or GeoJSON geometry column, or its address: see Spreadsheets.
Raster
| Format | Extensions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GeoTIFF | .tif, .tiff |
Read in place as a Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF; nothing is converted |
A plain PNG or JPEG has no location, so it can't be placed on the map.
3D
| Format | Extensions |
|---|---|
| 3D models | .glb, .gltf |
| Gaussian splats | .splat, .ksplat, .spz, .sog |
| PLY | .ply, as a splat or a model |
Size
One upload can be up to 500 MB. A file of features can be up to 256 MB; for larger data, add it by URL or query it where it lives.
Next steps
- URLs: add a layer from a web service or a hosted file.
- Spreadsheets: tables, columns and geocoding.