MIF File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .mif
MIME Type application/x-mapinfo-mif
Primary Usage Geospatial data interchange
Developed by MapInfo Corporation
Format Type ASCII Text
Companion File .mid (for attribute data)
Geospatial Yes/No Yes
Supports Metadata Yes
Coordinate System Support Yes
Projection Support Yes
Object Types Supported Points, Lines, Polygons, Text
Encoding ASCII
Multiple Geometry Types in one file Yes
Support for Attributes Yes, through .mid file
Open Format Yes
Editable in Text Editor Yes
Support for Multi-part Geometries Yes
Versioning Yes
Latest Version Release Date Not specified
Used by Software MapInfo Professional, QGIS, etc.