topic Re: MapInfo files to be opened in ArcGIS in Mapping Questions

MapInfo files to be opened in ArcGIS

francescarusso — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 12:37:22 GMT

Hi,

I have received a:

.DAT

.ID

.MAP

.TAB

files which as far as I understand are MapInfo files.

I need to open them in my ArcGIS 10.2.2. Any suggestion on how to convert them?

many thanks ,

RobertBorchert — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:52:45 GMT

Best thing would be to use MapInfo to convert them to shapefiles.

Otherwise use the Quick Import Tool

francescarusso — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 09:35:52 GMT

dear Robert,

thank you for your reply. I think I do not have access to this tool as when I click on it I got a red cross. Please see screenshot.

I do not have either MapInfo to convert it.

any other sugg estion?

thanks

AbdullahAnter — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:17:15 GMT

Do you have MapInfo software?

francescarusso — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:24:21 GMT

NO, I am afraid I od not have

XanderBakker — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:54:27 GMT

From the command line using GDAL: GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library you can use GDAL: ogr2ogr to convert to a shapefile.

RobertBorchert — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 12:14:30 GMT

Must be an extension issue. If you can find somebody who has an Advanced license who is willing to convert it that could be an option.

Check out Xander Bakker suggestion.

MarkFawkes — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 02:51:57 GMT

This might also help? I have never had to do a conversion from MapInfo.

ThorbjørnSøndergaard — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:08:04 GMT

You need the Data Interoperability Extension for ArcGIS to use the Quick Import tool.

Su-AnnKoh — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 01:36:45 GMT

Regards,

Leandra Gordon (on Su-Ann Koh's account)