concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: data format conversion

data format conversion
type: Concept
broader: geographic information systems
definition: Data format conversion refers to the conversion of digital data from one encoding scheme to another. Common examples include the conversion of a Microsoft Word document to Adobe PDF format, a TIFF image to JPEG format, and a WAV audio file to MP3 format. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Data Format Conversion]

geographic information systems
type: Concept
narrower: data format conversion