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Format

ESRI MapInfo Export File

Summary

Name
ESRI MapInfo Export File
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/231
Format type
GIS
Description
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File extensions
mif
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

ESRI MapInfo Export File No.1

Note
MIF file header indicating Version, Charset and number of Columns.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
10
Byte Sequence
56(45|65)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)??(4E|6E){5-9}(43|63)(48|68)(41|61)(52|72)(53|73)(45|65)(54|74)*43(4F|6F)(4C|6C)(55|75)(4D|6D)(4E|6E)(53|73)
Endianness
None

ESRI MapInfo Export File No.2

Note
MIF file header indicating Version, Charset and number of Columns.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
56(45|65)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)??(4E|6E){5-9}(43|63)(48|68)(41|61)(52|72)(53|73)(45|65)(54|74)*63(4F|6F)(4C|6C)(55|75)(4D|6D)(4E|6E)(53|73)
Endianness
None

ESRI MapInfo Export File No.3

Note
MIF file header indicating Version, Charset and number of Columns.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
76(45|65)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)??(4E|6E){5-9}(43|63)(48|68)(41|61)(52|72)(53|73)(45|65)(54|74)*43(4F|6F)(4C|6C)(55|75)(4D|6D)(4E|6E)(53|73)
Endianness
None

ESRI MapInfo Export File No.4

Note
MIF file header indicating Version, Charset and number of Columns.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
76(45|65)(52|72)(53|73)(49|69)??(4E|6E){5-9}(43|63)(48|68)(41|61)(52|72)(53|73)(45|65)(54|74)*63(4F|6F)(4C|6C)(55|75)(4D|6D)(4E|6E)(53|73)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V94

    Release date
    17 September 2018

    ESRI MapInfo Export File: Slightly adjusted wildcard ranges within signatures. Requested by National Library of Australia.

  • Added in V45

    Release date
    6 December 2010

    ESRI MapInfo Export File: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.