MapInfo Interchange Format

MapInfo Interchange Format is a map and database exporting/importing file format of MapInfo software product. The MIF-file filename usually ends with .mif-suffix. MIF-files usual have a related MID-file. The filename of a MID-file usually ends with .mid-suffix. If MID-file not exist, on import, MapInfo stores empty data to every data columns of created "Mapinfo Table".

MapInfo Interchange Format

Filename extension	.mif
Developed by	MapInfo
Type of format	GIS

MIF-file contains Block with the description of attributive Data-columns and Blocks that stores Geomentry Objects.

MID-file is CSV-like format to store the attributive Data. Each line in MID-file is related with the same order Geometry Block (Geometry Object) in MIF-file.

See also

• MapInfo TAB format

External links

• MapInfo Data Interchange Format