Export Formats

USDZ — Apple AR Quick Look Format Based on Pixar USD

USDZ is a zipped USD package from Apple+Pixar (WWDC 2018): AR Quick Look in iOS Safari/Messages/Mail, the basis for e-commerce 3D previews at Wayfair, IKEA, Apple Store, museum education, and gaming asset previews.

2026-07-04 · 13 min
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TileJSON — JSON tileset metadata: descriptor for modern web cartography

Глубокий гид по TileJSON — открытой спецификации Mapbox для описания tile-наборов. История от 2011 года до v3.0, поля, URL-шаблоны, совместимость с MVT/PMTiles/MBTiles, OGC API Tiles convergence и как опубликовать tile-карту osm2cdr.ru через TileJSON.

2026-07-04 · 9 min
TileJSONMapboxtilesMVT

Tekla BIM — Trimble Tekla Structures format: BIM for steel and reinforced concrete structural design

Guide to the Tekla Structures format: Finnish engineering history since 1966, the binary .db1, native IFC4, Tekla Model Sharing, the Open API, and how to use OSM context from osm2cdr.ru for structural modeling.

2026-07-03 · 9 min
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Tiled TMX — The Standard 2D Tile Map Format for Indie Game Developers

Tiled TMX is an XML tile map format from Tiled Map Editor (Thorbjørn Lindeijer, 2008+): the de-facto standard for 2D indie games (Stardew Valley, Celeste, Hyper Light Drifter), supported by Godot, Unity, Phaser, LÖVE2D, and Bevy.

2026-07-03 · 16 min
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Suunto SML — Movescount XML: outdoor watch format and its transformation

Guide to the Suunto SML format — Movescount XML export discontinued in 2020. File structure, Suunto Spartan and Ambit, migration to FIT via Suunto App, .sml → GPX conversion in gpsbabel and Python.

2026-07-02 · 10 min
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SketchUp SKP — 3D Architectural Modeling Format from Trimble

SketchUp SKP is a proprietary 3D format from Trimble (originally @Last Software 2000, Google 2006-2012): the leading 3D tool for residential architecture, interior design, urban planning massing studies, with 1M+ models in 3D Warehouse.

2026-07-02 · 8 min
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Revit RVT — Autodesk's project format: BIM standard for architecture and MEP design

Deep guide to .rvt — Autodesk's flagship BIM project format. History, binary structure, .rfa/.rte ecosystem, how to bring OSM site context into Revit via osm2cdr.ru.

2026-07-01 · 10 min
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S-57 — IHO Electronic Navigational Chart Standard for ECDIS and SOLAS

S-57 is the binary ISO 8211 Electronic Navigational Chart format from the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO): 159 object types, mandatory for ECDIS on SOLAS-compliant vessels, the backbone of commercial and recreational seafaring.

2026-07-01 · 12 min
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QGIS QPKG — Project Package: single-file project with embedded data

Deep guide to QPKG — QGIS Project Package, a single ZIP container with embedded data and resources. History since QGIS 3.30, structure, difference from QGS/QGZ, limitations, and how to build QPKG from an osm2cdr.ru GeoPackage export.

2026-06-30 · 10 min
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Quantized Mesh — Cesium Binary Terrain Format for Streaming 3D in WebGL

Quantized Mesh is a binary terrain format from Cesium (Patrick Cozzi, AGI, 2013): TIN with 16-bit quantized vertices, multi-LoD streaming, the basis for CesiumJS global 3D terrain rendering, Cesium for Unreal, and NASA Mars Trek.

2026-06-30 · 19 min
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Brother PES — Embroidery Format for Home Hobby and the Etsy Industry

Brother PES is an embroidery format from Brother Industries Japan (1990s+) with embedded thread colors and raster preview: the standard for consumer home embroidery (Brother PE800, SE-1900, Babylock, Bernina), backbone of Etsy embroidered products marketplace.

2026-06-29 · 7 min
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PostGIS SQL Dump — Migration and Replication Standard for Enterprise GIS Databases

PostGIS SQL dump is a plain SQL export of a PostgreSQL+PostGIS database via pg_dump: the foundation for dev/prod replication, cloud provider migration, GDPR-compliant archival, and the native output of the osm2pgsql pipeline for regional OSM extracts.

2026-06-29 · 17 min
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