file_formatfile_format_longdescriptioninfo_urlmime_typegdal_driverXTFeXtended Triton Format (XTF)eXtended Triton Format (XTF) is a Triton Imaging, Inc. file format for recording various types of hydrographic survey data.http://www.tritonimaginginc.com/site/content/public/downloads/FileFormatInfo/application/octet-streamP1U.K.O.O.A. P1/90U.K.O.O.A. P1/90 exchange format for raw marine positioning data in common use in oil and gas industry.http://www.seg.org/resources/publications/misc/technical-standardstext/plainASCII:MBSystemSVPMBSystem (ASCII)MBSystem standard sound velocity profile text file format.http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/MB-System/application/octet-streamR2R:NavText (ASCII)ISO-compliant ASCII navigation file format comprising date/time, longitude and latitude. Standard navigation file format of the Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) Program.http://www.marine-geo.org/references/formats/R2RNavDataFormat.pdftext/plainSEASOFTSea-Bird CTDSea-Bird proprietary format. Conversion software available at website.http://www.seabird.com/software/FTPsiteinfo.htmapplication/octet-streamKEBKEB BinaryKnudsen binary format.http://www.knudsenengineering.com/html/software/postsurvey.htmlapplication/octet-streamRDFGeoSwath Sonar Raw Data FileGeoSwath Sonar Raw Data Filehttp://www.marine-geo.org/data/field/Pritchard/LIS1304/docs/GeoSwath_RDF.pdfapplication/octet-streamCNVCNVSeabird binary vendor format.http://www.seabird.comapplication/octet-streamPDFPDFPortable Document Formathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDFapplication/pdfEDFSippican MK21 Export Data FileSippican MK21 Export Data Filehttp://www.marine-geo.org/references/formats/MK21XBT_EDF_DataFormat.pdftext/plainMGDS:NavText File (ASCII)ASCII navigation file format that includes date/time, longitude and latitude.http://www.marine-geo.org/references/formats/MGDSNavDataFormat.pdftext/plainBMPBMP (Image)Image file format, stands for BitMaphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_bitmapimage/bmpMATLABMatlab BinaryBinary MATLAB vendor format. http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/application/octet-streamDOCMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Word Documenthttps://products.office.com/en-us/word?legRedir=true&CorrelationId=4f483997-2cb9-4a5c-863f-bd41234a3fe2application/mswordCSS3.0NNSA Core Table Database Schema CSS 3.0NNSA Core Table Database Schema CSS 3.0http://prod.sandia.gov/techlib/access-control.cgi/2002/023055.pdftext/plainBinary:GMRTGMRT BinaryBill Haxby format binary grd1 files used for GMRT ingestion. application/octet-streamMGD77MGD77Marine Geophysical Data Exchange Format developed in 1977 - an ASCII file format for marine geophysical data (bathymetry, magnetics, and gravity).http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/geodas/docs/mgd77.htmtext/plainJSFEdgeTech SidescanEdgeTech raw sidescan, also MBSystem format 132.application/octet-streamCARISCaris HIPSCaris HIPS-formatted filehttp://www.caris.com/products/hips-sips/application/octet-streamP2U.K.O.O.A. P2/94U.K.O.O.A. P2/94 exchange format for raw marine positioning data in common use in oil and gas industry.http://www.seg.org/resources/publications/misc/technical-standardstext/plainDTFHOBO Temperature Probe BinaryHOBO Temperature Probe binary vendor formathttp://www.onsetcomp.com/application/octet-streamASCII:GMRTASCII Files used for GMRT input listsBill Haxby format ASCII "files" file used for GMRT ingestiontext/plainHTMLHTMLWebpage - Hypertext Transfer Protocol.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTMLDIPOLE1DDIPOLE1DFormat for controlled-source electromagnetic and magnetotelluric datahttp://marineemlab.ucsd.edu/Projects/Occam/1DCSEM/index.htmlMBSystemMBSystem-compatibleMultibeam data formats from various manufacturers that can be read with the open source MBSystem packagehttp://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/MB-System/application/octet-streamSIO86Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) eXpendable BathyThermographCustom format from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) for eXpendable BathyThermograph data.http://www.marine-geo.org/references/formats/SIO86DataFormat.pdftext/plainKMZGoogle Earth (KML/KMZ)Google Earth ASCII file format (kmz or kml) written in Keyhole Markup Languagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kmztext/plainLIBKMLNetCDF:GridNetCDF GridA gridded NetCDF data format. Use for a .grd file generated from GMT or MB-System.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetCDFapplication/x-netcdfnetCDFGEOJPEGGeoreferenced JPEG ImageA georeferenced JPEG imageimage/jpegJPEGNetCDFNetCDFNetwork Common Data Formhttp://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/application/x-netcdfMOVQuicktime MovieQuicktime Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.mov#QuickTime_file_formatvideo/quicktimeBinaryBinaryA file formatted using the binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, representing using two symbols, usually 0 and 1. Must be accompanied by a full description of the file format.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_systemapplication/octet-streamJGOFSJGOFS (ASCII)An ASCII file format designed by the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study to store underway hydrographic, weather and ship state information.http://www.marine-geo.org/references/formats/JGOFSDataFormat.pdftext/plainPH5PH5IRIS PASSCAL format that improves upon the SEG-Y formathttp://www.passcal.nmt.edu/content/ph5-what-itHMRGBinary (Bathymetry/Sidescan)Hawaii in-house BS (bathymetry/sidescan) binary file format developed over recent decades to handle data sets from the DSL-120, IMI30, MR1 and similar HMRG platforms.application/octet-streamSEEDStandard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data (SEED)Standard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data (SEED)http://www.iris.edu/manuals/SEED_chpt1.htmSACSeismic Analysis Code (SAC)IRIS PASSCAL format used with Seismic Analysis Code (SAC) softwarehttp://www.iris.edu/KB/questions/13/SAC+file+formatASCIIText File (ASCII)Text file format. Should contain a header describing contents of the file, including units.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCIItext/plainXLSMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel binary vendor file format. Can be accommodated, but ASCII files are preferred to ensure longevity of access to data files.https://products.office.com/en-us/excel?legRedir=true&CorrelationId=cfab0e96-8a03-4547-bb4d-3173d4a10fabapplication/vnd.ms-excelUHDASBinaryUniversity of Hawaii Data Acquisition System format for ADCP datahttp://currents.soest.hawaii.edu/docs/doc/ASCII:TSNText File (ASCII, LDEO Shotpoint Nav Format)LDEO Shotpoint Nav ASCII formattext/plainTIFFTIFFTagged Image File Formathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Formatimage/tiffJPEGJPEG ImageAn image file format, best suited for photographs, that can contain 16.7 million colors (24-bit color information), and cannot use transparency.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEGimage/jpegNonLinLocNonLinLocStandard format for seismic velocity models and earthquake location catalogueshttp://alomax.free.fr/nlloc/XMLXMLExtensible Markup Languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMLPSPostScriptAdobe PostScript Formathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScriptapplication/postscriptPPTPowerPointMicrosoft PowerPoint Filehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_PowerPointapplication/vnd.ms-powerpointMP4MP4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4GDBESRI GeoDataBaseESRI GeoDataBaseFileGDBSHPShapefileShapefiles - A popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information systems software. The format is developed and regulated by ESRI as a (mostly) open specification for data interoperability among ESRI and other software products. Shapefiles spatially describe geometries: points, polylines, and polygons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefileapplication/vnd.esri-shapefileESRI ShapefileRFFRFFRaw data format from Kongsberg GeoSwath interferometric system, contains bathymetry and sidescan. Can be read with software packages such as Caris and SonarWiz.Fledermaus:SceneFledermaus Scene Binary formatFledermaus Scene visualization format. Files can be viewed with a free viewer available at http://www.ivs3d.com.https://qps.nl/application/octet-streamFledermaus:SDFledermaus SD Binary formatFledermaus 3D visualization file format. Files can be viewed with a free viewer available at http://www.ivs3d.com.http://www.ivs3d.com/products/iview3d/application/octet-streamGIFGIF (Image)Image file format stands for Graphics Interchange Formathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIFimage/gifGIFBAGBathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG)Bathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG) is a file format designed to store and exchange bathymetric data.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathymetric_attributed_gridBAGASCII:ESRIESRI ASCII GridESRI ASCII grid format. The first six lines indicate georeferencing information for the grid, followed by the values listed in the order they would naturally appear (left-right, top-down).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESRI_gridapplication/vnd.esri-asciigridAAIGridGEOTIFFGeoTIFF (Raster)A TIFF based interchange format for georeferenced raster imagery. http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff/image/geotiffGTiffPNGPNGImage file format stands for Portable Network Format. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNGimage/pngPNGHDF5Hierarchical Data Format (HDF), version 5Hierarchical Data Format (HDF), version 5https://support.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/application/x-hdf5HDF5ASCII:GXFASCII GXF gridGrid eXchange File - an ASCII grid format developed by GeoSoft and commonly used for gravity/magnetics studies https://www.geosoft.com/media/uploads/resources/technical-notes/gxfr3d9_1.pdftext/plainGXFWAVWAV - Waveform Audio File FormatWaveform Audio File Format, for audio datahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAVASCII:SourceInfoText file (ASCII, Langseth source info)LDEO Langseth source shot number, volume, pressure data, First appeared with cruise MGL2104.GEOPNGGEOPNGA georeferenced PNG fileimage/pngPNGSEABIRD:TSGSeabird TSG raw/converted (tsgconv) formatSeaBird TSG format for TSG raw and TSGCONV converted data. Used on Langseth cruises mainly in 2009 (from MGL0814 to MGL0910).https://www.marine-geo.org/references/formats/Seabird_TSG_formats.pdfapplication/pdfSEGYSEGYOne of several standards developed by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists for storing geophysical data. Originally developed for storing single-line seismic digital data.https://library.seg.org/pb-assets/technical-standards/seg_y_rev1-1686080991247.pdfapplication/seismic-segySEGDSEGDOne of several standards developed by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists for storing geophysical data.https://library.seg.org/seg-technical-standardsapplication/seismic-segdASCII:RAYINVRASCII RAYINVR formatASCII seismic modelling format used in the 2-D ray tracing, travel-time inversion, amplitude calculation and synthetics package called Rayinvrhttps://terra.rice.edu/department/faculty/zelt/rayinvr.htmlASCII:SCCNDSF SCC Text File (ASCII)An ASCII format developed by the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF) at WHOI for providing 1Hz submersible navigation data. Columns are variable depending on which data are multiplexed into the file, but files contain a header line.text/plainASCII:PPLNDSF PPL Text File (ASCII)An ASCII format developed by the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF) at WHOI for providing submersible navigation data. Columns are formatID, date, time, vehicleID, latitude(dec.degrees), longitude(dec.degrees), depth(m), heading (dec.degrees), pitch (dec.degrees), roll(dec.degrees), 1.00. This format is ready for integration into MBSystem or other sonar processing software.text/plainASCII:PPINDSF PPI Text File (ASCII)An ASCII format developed by the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF) at WHOI for providing submersible navigation data. Columns are date, time, latitude(dec.degrees), longitude(dec.degrees), depth(m), heading (dec.degrees), pitch (dec.degrees), roll(dec.degrees), altitude(m). This format is ready for integration into sonar processing software and Sealog eventlogging software. text/plain