MapInfo MIF-MID
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MapInfo MIF/MID is a FME Format. Its FME format keyword is MIF
More info about this format can be found at this page (http://www.safe.com/products/desktop/formats/mapinfo-mif-mid/index.php) on the Safe Software web site
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Description
Mid/Mif is the MapInfo Interchange Format. It is one of the most commonly used geographic formats and well supported by almost every GIS product.
A Mid/Mif file physically consists of two files:
- a .mif file contains geometry
- a .mid file contains attribute data.
Both files are in ascii format so they can be viewed with any text editor. The .mid is actually a comma-separated value file. The link between them is rather simple: the first line in the .mid file contains the attributes for the first geometry object in the .mif file.
File Extensions
On Windows-systems, the .mid file is often recognized as a midi (music) file and so double-clicking on it usually opens some application like SoundRecorder or WinAmp, with predictable results.
