What is the difference between .mif and .shp?
- Extension
- .mif
- .shp
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- GIS
- GIS
- Developer
- Pitney Bowes Software
- ESRI
- Description
- A MIF file is a map and database file created by the MapInfo software. It holds all data needed to draw map features.
- Data set used by ESRI ArcView, a geographic analysis application; stores a collection of geographic features, such as streets, points of interest, and zip code boundaries; can be used to store point, line, or area features.
- MIME Type
- application/x-mapinfo
- application/x-esri-shp