I/O#
WindKit supports reading and writing topographic maps in both vector and raster formats. The same file formats can be used for all topographic data types (elevation, roughness, and land cover).
Supported Formats#
The following vector and raster topography map formats are supported:
Format |
Type |
Read |
Write |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vector |
yes |
yes |
WAsP MAP format |
|
Vector |
yes |
yes |
GeoPackage |
|
Vector |
yes |
yes |
Geography Markup Language |
|
Raster |
yes |
yes |
GeoTIFF |
|
Raster |
yes |
yes |
Golden Software ASCII Grid |
|
Raster |
yes |
via |
NetCDF |
See the individual map type pages for more details:
Elevation Maps - Elevation data structure and usage
Roughness Maps - Roughness data structure, values, and best practices
Land Cover Maps - Land cover classifications and tables