Survey Solutions offline maps may be prepared in any of the following formats:
| FORMAT | EXTENSION | TYPE | LINKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESRI tile package. | *.tpk | raster | USDA Tutorial on creation of TPK tile packages. ESRI documentation Create Map Tile Package |
| ESRI mobile map package. | *.mmpk | raster | ESRI tutorial on creating MMPK mobile map packages. |
| GeoTIFF | *.tiff | raster | OGC GeoTIFF standard Example file and description (external links). |
| Shapefile* | *.shp *.shx *.dbf | vector | QGIS tutorial on creation of shapefiles. ESRI Shapefile Technical Description |
*) Shapefiles cannot be uploaded to the headquarters and must be distributed manually to the interviewers' tablets. See shape file overlay.
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