MapInfo has two file types:
MapInfo data files. These are the files that you directly work with in MapInfo. A dataset consists of multiple files and comprises at least a *.TAB and *.DAT file, but usually a *.TAB, *.DAT, *.MAP and *.ID file. This format is also called the MapInfo TAB format.
Alternatively MapInfo data can come in MapInfo Interchange Format. This is data that has been explicitly exported in MapInfo. Data in this format comes as a single *.MIF file (containing the data), or as as set of a *.MIF and a *.MID file (the first containing the data, the second symbology). This format is also called the MapInfo MIF format.
On the ArcGIS side we will be happy to use Shapefiles – we can easily convert them to/from Geodatabases if required.
1. Start QGIS
2. Load your source file: Go to Layer > Add Vector Layer. Browse for your input file (TAB or MIF or Shapefile). Select the input file and load it into QGIS:
3. QGIS automatically reads TAB, MIF and Shapefiles, so it should display immediately, and be listed in the Table of contents.
4. In the Table of Contents right-click the file name and select Save As. Specify an output format (ESRI Shapefile or MapInfo file).
Click Browse to specify an output filename.
5. For Shapefile to MapInfo conversion: You can specify a file extension (.TAB or .MIF) to get the respective format. If you don’t specify the extension, QGIS will save files automatically in MIF/MID format (MapInfo Interchange Format).
Click OK. Done!
MapInfo data files. These are the files that you directly work with in MapInfo. A dataset consists of multiple files and comprises at least a *.TAB and *.DAT file, but usually a *.TAB, *.DAT, *.MAP and *.ID file. This format is also called the MapInfo TAB format.
Alternatively MapInfo data can come in MapInfo Interchange Format. This is data that has been explicitly exported in MapInfo. Data in this format comes as a single *.MIF file (containing the data), or as as set of a *.MIF and a *.MID file (the first containing the data, the second symbology). This format is also called the MapInfo MIF format.
On the ArcGIS side we will be happy to use Shapefiles – we can easily convert them to/from Geodatabases if required.
1. Start QGIS
2. Load your source file: Go to Layer > Add Vector Layer. Browse for your input file (TAB or MIF or Shapefile). Select the input file and load it into QGIS:
3. QGIS automatically reads TAB, MIF and Shapefiles, so it should display immediately, and be listed in the Table of contents.
4. In the Table of Contents right-click the file name and select Save As. Specify an output format (ESRI Shapefile or MapInfo file).
Click Browse to specify an output filename.
5. For Shapefile to MapInfo conversion: You can specify a file extension (.TAB or .MIF) to get the respective format. If you don’t specify the extension, QGIS will save files automatically in MIF/MID format (MapInfo Interchange Format).
Click OK. Done!
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