| File Type 1 |
Image Map (Most common) |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Server-side text file that defines areas of a Web page image that link to different locations; allows users to click on different parts of an image to open different pages.
MAP files are referenced by an .HTML Web page, but processed by the Web server. |
| Program(s) that open map files |
Mac / Windows: View in a Web browser; Edit with a text editor |
| File Type 2 |
Half-Life Map File |
| File Format |
Proprietary File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Game map created for Half-Life, a first-person shooter (FPS) video game; built using the Valve Hammer Editor; saved in a human-readable text-based format; may also be used for creating Quake and Quake II maps.
Valve Hammer Editor 4 saves map files in the newer .VMF format.
The Valve Hammer Editor was previously called "Worldcraft;" it is now commonly referred to "Hammer." |
| Program(s) that open map files |
Windows: Valve Hammer Editor or Worldcraft |
| File Type 3 |
Weather Defender Map |
| File Format |
Proprietary File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Weather map format used by Weather Defender, a weather monitoring system designed specifically for Emergency Management Professionals and First Responders; may contain custom geographic and reference layers.
Weather Defender maps can be saved to store custom configurations for forecasting severe weather; these maps can be quickly loaded to view custom weather forecasts. |
| Program(s) that open map files |
Windows: SWIFT Weather Defender |
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