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MapInfo (MAPINFO/MITAB) Quick Facts

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MapInfo (MAPINFO/MITAB) Geometry Support

Format Type Identifier

MAPINFO

MITAB

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Base

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Folder or File

Feature Type

File base name

Typical File Extensions

.tab (.dat, .id, .map, .ind)

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

Yes

Spatial Index

Always

Schema Required

Yes

Transaction Support

No

Geometry Type

mapinfo_type

Encoding Support Yes