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Export Selection to CARIS Well-Known Text

 

Menu

File > Export > Selection > CARIS Well-Known Text

Well-known text (WKT) is a text markup language used to represent vector geometry features on a map.

This command lets you export selected features to a WKT file, with extension *.wkt.

Related commands:

• Export Selection to ASCII

• Export Selection to CARIS

• Export Selection to DXF

• Export Selection to GeoPackage/SQLite

• Export Selection to GML/KML/Formatted ASCII

• Export Selection to HOB

• Export Selection to S-57

• Export Selection to Shapefile

• Create Custom Export Selection Commands

Procedure

1. Select one or more features.

2. Select the Export Selection to CARIS Well-Known Text command.

A Save As dialog box is displayed.

3. Select the folder and type a file name.

4. Click Save.

The selected data is exported to the WKT file.

A WKT file looks something like this:

GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.2572235629972,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree (supplier to define representation)",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]]

POLYGON (( -70.7447400000000070 43.0779810000000010, -70.7411070000000000 43.0785270000000010, -70.7408670000000090 43.0759590000000050, -70.7447400000000070 43.0779810000000010 ))