What is the difference between .mif and .osm?
- Extension
- .mif
- .osm
- Format
- Binary
- Category
- GIS
- GIS
- Developer
- Pitney Bowes Software
- OpenStreetMap
- Description
- A MIF file is a map and database file created by the MapInfo software. It holds all data needed to draw map features.
- An OSM file contains street map information in the OpenStreetMap (OSM) format. It saves XML-formatted data in the form of "nodes" (points), "ways" (connections), and "relations" (street and object properties, such as tags).
- MIME Type
- application/x-mapinfo
- application/octet-stream
- Wikipedia
- .mif on Wikipedia
- .osm on Wikipedia