Files with bil file extension can be found as GIS images typically used in ESRI ArcView GIS (geographic information system) software.

There are 3 other file types using
the BIL file extension!

empty icon.bil - Satellite image file

empty icon.bil - RiadaBillboard project document

empty icon.bil - Lisp source code

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BIL file extension - ArcView band interleaved by line image format

What is bil file? How to open bil files?

File type specification:

Bitmap image file type icon Bitmap image file type

The bil file extension is associated with ESRI ArcView GIS software.

The bsq, bil, and bip formats represent ways of storing 24-bit images in memory or on disk.

The initials stand for band-sequential, band-interleaved-by-line, and band-interleaved-by-pixel, respectively.

These image formats are also sometimes called "band-interleaved", "row-interleaved", and "pixel-interleaved", respectively.

The default software associated to open bil file:

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) icon

Esri logoArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView)  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Esri

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (formerly known as ArcView) is GIS (geographic information system) application used to visualizing, managing, creating, and analyzing geographic data.

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic is a part of the ArcGIS Desktop. ArcGIS for Desktop Basic supports creation of interactive maps, spatial analysis, GIS deployment, map viewing and navigation, map printing etc.

Help how to open:

Use ESRI ArcView to work with the *.bil files.

How to convert:

Possibly can be converted to other GIS formats or perhaps exported as normal images.

Find conversions from bil file:

bil to apr

bil to bip

bil to bpw

bil to jpg

bil to png

bil to tif

bil to tiff

Find converter to bil file type:

apr to bil

bpw to bil

stn to bil

List of software applications associated to the .bil file extension

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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open bil file, edit bil file, convert bil file, view bil file, play bil file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Software that open bil file - ArcView band interleaved by line image format

Programs supporting the exension bil on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open bil file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with bil file by default:
ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) small icon ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView)
Other suggested software:
Global Mapper small icon Global Mapper

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