GeoRSS Atom feed
- Better suited for consumption by automated programs capable of handling RSS or Atom files. Allows subscription to data feed for continuous updates.
KML
- Used to display geospatial data in Google Earth, Google Maps, and similar applications.
GPX
- Used to download the information to your GPS receiver for using when you're traveling.
- Text/CSV
- Use this format for easy access to the data. Text/CSV files could be opened by most desktop spreadsheet applications (e.g. MS Excel).
- JSON
- XML
- Better suited for consumption by automated programs capable of handling raw XML files.
- Shapefiles
- Used for consumption by ESRI-compatible mapping applications.
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