GPKG file extension - GeoPackage database
What is gpkg file? How to open gpkg files?
File type specification:
File extension gpkg is used for a specific database format used for storing geospatial data - GeoPackage.
A .gpkg file is a SQLite 3 database defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium with the backing of the US military and first published in 2014.
GPKG format can contain a variety of data types including vector data, tile matrix sets of imagery and raster maps at various scales, and attributes (non-spatial data).
It is widely used in GIS (Geographic Information System) applications and can be read by a variety of software including QGIS, ArcGIS, and Google Earth.
Updated: March 24, 2024
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