Open Standards
Esri has a long-standing commitment to standards and interoperability. That’s why ArcGIS supports more than 100 established standards including data formats, metadata and services. We continue to work with many standards organisations to develop new standards and update existing ones.
Supporting your data formats
Esri gives you the ability to read and write to various data formats. Use Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) tools for data and schema migration.
KML
Express geographic data, labels and symbology in 2D and 3D for web map and globes.
GeoPackage
Open, portable and platform-independent data format based on SQLite.
AIXM
A global standard for digital aeronautical data.
S-57
A global standard for electronic navigational charts and marine environments.
Metadata
Metadata gives people a common way to understand geospatial data. Metadata standards provide a structure for creating and organising metadata such as consistent terminology for catalogues and global search. Esri provides support for multiple metadata management options to meet specific needs or standards profiles.
We support these metadata standards.
- ISO 19115
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)
- Dublin Core
- INSPIRE
- DCAT
We also support custom metadata formats.
Services
Service standards are used to transfer data via the web. They allow users to interact with data this includes viewing maps, accessing and querying data.
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Geospatial standards organisations
Esri supports several SDOs including:
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