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Computer Graphics Metafile

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Computer graphics metafile
CGMW
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CGM
COMPUTER GRAPHICS METAFILE A standard file format specification (ISO 8632) for the storage and transfer of graphic information.
CLASS
A set of ENTITIES possessing certain common ATTRIBUTE VALUES.

CGM: 1) Computer Graphics Metafile; 2) Circle
CIR: Color Infrared
CMS: 1) Cadastral Mapping Specialist; 2) Conversational Monitor System ...

CGM Computer Graphics Metafile is a graphic image exchange standard, ANSI: x3.122-1986, ISO: 8632-1986, for graphic output file format. ArcInfo, ArcView Version 2, and PC ARC/INFO support CGM. character 1.

cgm - Computer Graphics Metafile
cls - geocoding classification file
cnt - help file contents
dat - generic data file extension dat - INFO attribute file
db - Object Database File (also ODB)
dbf - dBASE tabular data file ...

WMS-produced maps are generally rendered in a pictorial format such as PNG, GIF or JPEG, or occasionally as vector-based graphical elements in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) or Web Computer Graphics Metafile (WebCGM) formats.

See also: Information, Raster, Image, Geographic, Coordinate