Function Description

SuperMap iDesktopX supports directly opening external vector files, image files, and vector folders, with each file opened as a read-only datasource. After opening, a datasource with the same name as the file will be added to the workspace, and the file will become a dataset within this datasource. This approach reduces operational costs when using third-party data, simplifies workflows, and makes data management more efficient.

Supported data formats are as follows:

Type	Supported Formats
Vector File	*.shp、*.mif、*.tab、*.dwg、*.dxf、*.dgn、*.kml、*.kmz、*.wal、*.wan、*.wap、*.wat、*.csv、*.dbf、*.000、*.vct、*.json、*.geojson、*.gpkg、*.mdb、*.e00、*.gdb、*.meta
Image Files	*.sit、*.bmp、*.jpg、*.jpeg、*.png、*.tif、*.tiff、*.img、*.sci、*.gif、*.xml、*.ecw、*.sid、*.bil、*.jp2、*.j2k、*.EGC、*.tpk、*.nc、*.grb、*.GRIB2、*.HDF、*.adf、*.pix、*.txt
Vector Folder	*.gdb
Spreadsheet	*.xlsx

Feature Entry

• File tab->Open button->File
• Start tab->Datasource group->Select File->Open File Datasource
• Workspace Manager panel->Datasource node context menu->Open File Datasource
• Supports direct opening via drag-and-drop operations

Steps

Open Vector Files

1. Select Open File Datasource... from the context menu of the workspace datasource node.
2. In the pop-up Open File Datasource dialog, select the vector file to open.
3. The Open Vector File Dialog will appear. Set parameters as needed. For detailed parameter descriptions, refer to links in the table below.
   Notes:

   To reopen files: Opening via Recently Used in the Catalog Manager panel retains previous parameters without showing the dialog. Using Open File Datasource or drag-and-drop from folders requires resetting parameters.

4. Click OK to open the vector file as a read-only datasource in the workspace.

Opened vector files can be used as source data for analysis tools, and analysis results can be exported to common external formats. However, geometric feature editing and attribute editing are not supported. Details are shown below:

Format	Direct Open	Analysis	Export
*.shp	√	√	√
*.gdb	√	√	√
*.gpkg	√	√	×
*.geojson	√	√	×
*.dwg、*.dxf、*.dgn	√	√	×
*.mif、*.tab、*wor	√	√	×
*.wal、*.wan、*.wap、*.wat	√	√	×
*.kmz、*.kml	√	√	×
*.000（S-57、S-101、CJ-57）	√	√	×
*.mdb	√	√	×
*.vct	√	√	×
*.e00	√	√	×
*.csv	√	×	×

Open Image Files

1. Select Open File Datasource... from the context menu of the workspace datasource node.
2. In the pop-up Open File Datasource dialog, select the image files to open.
3. Click Open to load image files as read-only datasources. Single-band 16-bit and 32-bit floating-point images will be opened as raster datasets.

Open Vector Folders

1. Select Open Directory Datasource... from the context menu of the workspace datasource node.
2. In the Open Directory Datasource dialog, select folder type (currently only FileGDB is supported).
3. Enter the FileGDB folder path and name in the input box.
4. Click OK to open the vector folder as a read-only datasource.

Open Spreadsheets

Supports direct opening of Excel files for read-only attribute table viewing. Steps:

1. Right-click the datasource node in Workspace Manager and select Open File Datasource...
2. Select the Excel file and click Open. The Excel Browse Parameter Settings dialog will appear. Choose between viewing first 1000 records or all data. Check "1st row as header" to use the first Excel row as field names.
3. Click OK to convert the Excel file into a tabular dataset. Double-click to browse.

Related Topics

Open Datasource

New Datasource