What is the difference between .hpgl and .vicar?
- Extension
- .hpgl
- .vicar
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- Vector Image
- Scientific
- Developer
- Hewlett-Packard
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Description
- The HPGL file format, standing for HP Graphics Language Plotter File, is a specialized file type developed by Hewlett-Packard. It is primarily used for controlling plotter devices, which are printers that draw images with lines instead of dots, making them ideal for engineering and architectural drawings. HPGL files contain a series of two-letter instruction codes followed by parameters that direct the plotter's drawing operations, such as moving to a point, drawing a line, or selecting a pen.
- The VICAR (Video Image Communication And Retrieval) Image file format is a flexible, image-processing and data format system used primarily by the planetary science community. Developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for storing and managing digital images from space missions, VICAR files are designed to support a wide range of image types, including scientific and engineering data from various spacecraft instruments. This format is characterized by its ability to handle multi-dimensional arrays of data.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.hp-hpgl
- image/x-vicar
- Sample
- sample.hpgl
- sample.vicar
- Wikipedia
- .hpgl on Wikipedia
- .vicar on Wikipedia