Format Type Identifier |
CSV |
Reader/Writer |
Both |
Licensing Level |
Base |
Dependencies |
None |
Dataset Type |
Directory or File |
Feature Type |
File base name |
Typical File Extensions |
.csv, .csv.gz By convention, these files use the .csv extension, but the CSV reader and writer can use any extension. The CSV reader can also read from a gzipped file with that extension “.csv.gz” and the writer can write a gzipped file if the extension of destination file ends with “.gz” |
Automated Translation Support |
Yes |
User-Defined Attributes |
Yes |
Coordinate System Support |
No |
Generic Color Support |
No |
Spatial Index |
Never |
Schema Required |
Yes |
Transaction Support |
No |
Geometry Type |
csv_type |
Encoding Support |
Yes |
Geometry Support |
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Geometry |
Supported? |
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Geometry |
Supported? |
aggregate |
no |
|
point |
yes |
circles |
no |
|
polygon |
no |
circular arc |
no |
|
raster |
no |
donut polygon |
no |
|
solid |
no |
elliptical arc |
no |
|
surface |
no |
ellipses |
no |
|
text |
no |
line |
no |
|
z values |
n/a |
none |
yes |
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