DT2 file extension - DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data level 2
What is dt2 file? How to open dt2 files?
File type specification:
The dt2 file extension is used for special Digital Terrain Elevation Data format. In support of military applications.
The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) has developed standard digital datasets (Digital Terrain Elevation Data) which is a uniform matrix of terrain elevation values which provides basic quantitative data for systems and applications that require terrain elevation, slope, and/or surface roughness information.
DTED2 is the basic high resolution elevation data source for all military activities and systems that require landform, slope, elevation, and/or terrain roughness in a digital format.
The default software associated to open dt2 file:
Company or developer:
Esri
ArcGIS is a group of GIS (Geographic Information System) applications developed by ESRI. rcGIS for Desktop is available in three license level Basic, Standard, and Advanced (formerly ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo).
List of recommended software applications associated to the .dt2 file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open dt2 file, edit dt2 file, convert dt2 file, view dt2 file, play dt2 file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
dt2 file viewer - programs that view dt2 file - DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data level 2
Programs supporting the exension dt2 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for view dt2 file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with dt2 file by default:
ArcGIS
Other suggested software:
Global Mapper