SLD File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .sld
MIME Type application/vnd.ogc.sld+xml
File Format Type XML
Primary Usage Styling Geospatial Data
Developed by Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Specification Styled Layer Descriptor Specification
Encoding UTF-8
Root Element StyledLayerDescriptor
Supports Multiple Layers Yes
Layer Definition Named Layer, User Layer
Styling Elements FeatureTypeStyle, Rule, Symbolizer
Symbolizer Types Point, Line, Polygon, Text, Raster
Filtering Capabilities Yes, using Filter Encoding Specification
Rule-based Styling Yes
Support for Expressions Yes
Extensibility Can be extended using namespaces
Integration with GIS software Widely supported
Versioning Supports version attributes
Comments XML Comments are supported
Environmental Dependency Independent