MapInfo MIF/MID Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

MIF

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Base

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Folder or File

Feature Type

File base name

Typical File Extensions

.mif (.mid)

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

Yes

Spatial Index

Never

Schema Required

Yes

Transaction Support

No

Geometry Type

mif_type

Encoding Support Yes

MapInfo MIF/MID Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

yes

circles

yes

circular arc

yes

donut polygon

yes

elliptical arc

yes

ellipses

yes

line

yes

none

yes

point

yes

polygon

yes

raster

no

solid

no

surface

no

text

yes

z values

no