Arc/Info E00

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Supported

Arc/Info E00 (also known as ArcInfo Interchange Format) is a text exchange format used by ESRI Arc/Info Workstation. It encodes Coverage data (including geometry, topology, and attributes) into a text file. E00 format is primarily used for migrating older ESRI data and is rarely used in modern GIS workflows.

Specifications

Standard: ESRI

MIME: application/octet-stream

Key Features

ESRI legacy data exchange format preserving topology information
Plain text format with good readability

Advantages

Can migrate legacy ArcInfo Coverage data to modern formats

Limitations

Legacy format with limited modern GIS software support
Coverage topology model differs significantly from modern simple feature model

Common Use Cases

Migrating legacy ESRI Coverage data to GeoJSON or Shapefile

Related Tools

E00 → GEOJSON