> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.felt.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.felt.com/upload-anything/files/supported-file-types.md). # Supported file types See which file formats you can upload to Felt, from Shapefiles and GeoTIFFs to spreadsheets and CAD drawings, and what to do with files Felt can't read. Use [Upload Anything](/upload-anything/files.md) to add vector and raster data, spreadsheets, CAD drawings, GPS tracks, images, and PDFs. Upload files directly or in a `.zip`, `.7z`, `.rar`, `.tar`, or `.gz` archive. To add data from a link instead, see [Add data from URLs](/upload-anything/urls.md). For file size and other caps, see [Data limits](/upload-anything/data-limits.md). ## Vector data | Format | Extensions | | ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Shapefile | `.shp` with `.shx` and `.dbf`, and usually `.prj`. Upload the parts together or in one `.zip` file. | | GeoJSON and newline-delimited GeoJSON | `.geojson`, `.json`, `.geojsonl`, `.geojsons`, `.geojsonseq` | | GeoPackage | `.gpkg` | | GeoParquet | `.parquet` | | File Geodatabase | A folder ending in `.gdb`. Zip the folder before you upload it. | | KML and KMZ | `.kml`, `.kmz` | | ArcGIS layer and map packages | `.lpk`, `.lpkx`, `.mpk`, `.mpkx` | | OpenStreetMap extracts | `.osm`, `.osm.pbf` | | GPS tracks and waypoints | `.gpx`, `.tcx`, `.fit`, `.gpi` | | CAD drawings | `.dxf`, `.dwg`. See [AutoCAD](#autocad). | Felt also tries other vector formats that [GDAL](https://gdal.org/drivers/vector/index.html) reads. If one doesn't work, convert it to GeoPackage or GeoJSON. When a vector file has no projection information, Felt assumes latitude and longitude (EPSG:4326). A KML or KMZ file with several folders uploads as a layer group with one layer per folder. Felt doesn't keep the file's colors or icons, so style the layers in Felt after you upload. A GPX, TCX, or FIT file creates a layer for each kind of data it contains: tracks as lines, and track points and waypoints as points. Files with several kinds of data create a layer group. ### AutoCAD To place an AutoCAD drawing accurately, assign an earth-based coordinate system, such as an EPSG code, and draw at real coordinates in that system before you upload the drawing to Felt. Otherwise, Felt guesses the location from the drawing's extent. Felt may skip objects from AutoCAD vertical products, such as Civil 3D surfaces. To keep them, explode them into plain AutoCAD geometry before you save the drawing. ## Raster data Raster data includes aerial and satellite imagery and elevation models (DEMs, DSMs, and DTMs). | Format | Extensions | | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | GeoTIFF and Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) | `.tif`, `.tiff` | | Raster GeoPackage | `.gpkg` | | ASCII grid | `.asc`, `.xyz` | | PNG or JPEG with a world file | `.png` or `.jpg` with `.pgw`, `.jgw`, or `.wld`. Upload both files together. | | Virtual Raster (VRT) | `.vrt`. The source rasters it references must be reachable online. See [VRT mosaics](/upload-anything/stream-large-rasters/vrt-mosaics.md). | See [Raster and imagery](/upload-anything/files/raster-and-imagery.md). ## Spreadsheets Felt reads Excel (`.xlsx`, `.xls`, `.xlsm`), CSV and other delimited text (`.csv`, `.tsv`, `.psv`, `.txt`), and Apple Numbers (`.numbers`) files. To place rows on the map, include coordinates, addresses, or place names or codes. A spreadsheet without location columns becomes a table you can join to another layer. See [Spreadsheets and geocoding](/upload-anything/files/spreadsheets-and-geocoding.md). ## Images and PDFs Images and PDFs upload as image [annotations](/annotations/draw-on-the-map.md#add-images-pdfs-links-and-video), not as data layers, so you can move, resize, and rotate them on the map. Felt reads JPEG (`.jpg`, `.jpeg`), PNG (`.png`), HEIC (`.heic`), WebP (`.webp`), SVG (`.svg`), PDF (`.pdf`), and other common image formats. Images have a smaller maximum size than data files. See [Data limits](/upload-anything/data-limits.md). Felt places each image where you drop it. When photos have GPS location data, such as in the file's EXIF metadata, Felt shows *Images have location data.* Click **Move to location** to move each photo to where it was taken. Felt doesn't georeference an image or PDF from control points, and doesn't read coordinates stored in a PDF. To place a scanned map or plan at exact coordinates, georeference it in QGIS or other GIS software first. Then upload the GeoTIFF (`.tif`), or the PNG or JPEG with its world file (`.pgw`, `.jgw`, or `.wld`), as [raster data](#raster-data). ## Formats Felt doesn't read | File | Why it doesn't upload | Upload instead | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | QGIS project and style files (`.qgs`, `.qgz`, `.qgd`, `.qml`, `.qmd`, `.qlr`) | They hold project settings and styles, not data | The data files, or add them with the [QGIS plugin](/upload-anything/qgis-plugin.md) | | ArcGIS layer files (`.lyr`, `.lyrx`) | They point to data stored elsewhere | The Shapefile or geodatabase they point to | | Enhanced Compressed Wavelet (`.ecw`) | Proprietary raster format | A GeoTIFF export | | Word and PowerPoint files (`.docx`, `.pptx`) | Not geospatial data | A spreadsheet or geospatial file | | Illustrator files and other non-geographic vector graphics (`.ai`) | Their shapes are drawn on a page, not at locations on Earth, so they can't become a data layer | A GeoPackage or Shapefile exported from GIS software, or a `.png` or `.svg` image to place as an annotation | --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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