WMS Native Files

File formats for most of the files native to (determined by) WMS can be accessed from the list below. Files which are used by analysis codes such as HEC-1 are not documented here since they are described in the documentation for the codes.

Most of the files used by WMS have a card type format. With this format, the different components of the file are grouped into logical groups called "cards." The first component of each card is a short name which serves as the identifier. The remaining fields on the line contain the information associated with the card. In some cases, such as lists, a card can use multiple lines.

There are many other files that are non-native to WMS that can be opened. A list of these file types and their default extensions can be found in the WMS Non-native Files help page.

The following are file formats that WMS uses:

2D Grid Files
2D Scatter Point Files

ARC/INFO® ASCII Grid Files

ASCII Data Set Files

Binary Data Set Files

DEM Files

GRASS Grid

Hydrograph Files

Image Files

Land Use Files

Soil Type Runoff Coefficient Files

TIN Files

WMS Project Files

XY Series Files

Related Links:
WMS Supported Formats

WMS Non-native Files

Opening Files

Importing Text Files