The overview covers commonly used GIS and Geo file formats in GIS applications, including vector data formats, raster data formats, web map formats, database formats, and other formats. It discusses popular formats such as Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, Microsoft SQL Server Spatial, GPX, NTF, Mapbox Vector Tile, SVG, TopoJSON, and OGC GeoPackage. This information helps readers choose the appropriate format for their geospatial data and optimize their GIS applications....used to store spatial data as points, lines, and polygons. Vector...flexible format that can store point, line, and polygon data. Shapefiles...