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 "id": "e57",
 "name": "E57",
 "category": "gis",
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   "e57"
  ],
  "mime": [
   "model/e57"
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  ],
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   "Q33517407"
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    "offset": 0,
    "hex": "4153544d2d453537",
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   }
  ],
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    "name": "E57 3D File Format",
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      "position": "bof",
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      "pattern": "4153544d2d453537"
     }
    ]
   }
  ]
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 "status": "readable",
 "summary": "The E57 file format is a format for storing point clouds, images, and metadata produced by 3D imaging systems.",
 "tools": [
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   "name": "Autodesk ReCap",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30119680",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": true
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  {
   "name": "CloudCompare",
   "url": "http://www.cloudcompare.org/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false,
   "license": "GNU General Public License",
   "open_source": true
  },
  {
   "name": "Global Mapper",
   "url": "https://www.bluemarblegeo.com/global-mapper/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false
  },
  {
   "name": "GMS",
   "url": "http://aquaveo.com/software/gms-groundwater-modeling-system-introduction",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false
  },
  {
   "name": "VisualARQ",
   "url": "http://www.visualarq.com/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": true
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   "name": "File Formats Wiki",
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  },
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   "name": "Wikidata Q33517407",
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  "sources": [
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   "pronom",
   "wikidata"
  ]
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-24",
 "aliases": [],
 "structure": [],
 "parsers": [],
 "conversions": [],
 "samples": [],
 "claims": [],
 "verification": []
}