Format
Mapsforge Binary Map File Format
Summary
- Name
- Mapsforge Binary Map File Format
- Identifiers
- PUID: fmt/915
- Format type
- GIS
- Description
- The mapsforge project aims to provide free and open software for the rendering of maps based on OpenStreetMap data. The Binary Map File Format is designed for map rendering on devices with limited resources, such as mobile phones.
- File extensions
-
map - Source
- Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Internal signatures
Mapsforge Binary Map
- Note
- BOF: mapsforge binary OSM. Version is 4 byte integer from position 0x18. It may be desirable to distinguish between different versions as the format matures. Specification: https://github.com/mapsforge/mapsforge/blob/master/docs/Specification-Binary-Map-File.md
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- 0
- Byte Sequence
6D617073666F7267652062696E617279204F534D- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
Added in V86
- Release date
- 27 July 2016
Mapsforge Binary Map File Format: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.
Mapsforge Binary Map File Format: Full entry added.