What is the difference between .cals and .cgm?
- Extension
- .cals
- .cgm
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- United States Department of Defense (DoD)
- World Wide Web Consortium
- Description
- The CALS Raster Graphic File, having the extension .cals, is a type of image file format primarily used for the storage and exchange of digital images, especially in the context of technical and engineering documents. Developed in the mid-1980s by the United States Department of Defense, the CALS format was part of an initiative to standardize electronic document management and interchange, particularly for military and government applications.
- Vector graphics format designed to support the needs of many graphics applications; originally used for clip art libraries, but newer revisions (based on the ISO/IEC 8632 standard) are now commonly used for CAD drawings.
- MIME Type
- image/cals
- image/cgm
- Sample
- sample.cals
- sample.cgm
- Wikipedia
- .cals on Wikipedia
- .cgm on Wikipedia