CADRG file format description

Many people share .cadrg files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .cadrg file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .cadrg files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.cadrg - Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics

The CADRG gis files are related to Global Mapper. CADRG file is a Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics. ADRG (ARC Digitized Raster Graphics) is a raster format typically used by military and other government organizations.

Application:

Global Mapper

Category:

GIS files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics related extensions:

.gmg: Global Mapper Grid Data
.wkt: OpenGIS Well-known Text File
.gvn: GeoVisu Navigation File
.gen: OpenMap General Information Data
.gvt: GeoVisu Tracklog File
.wpz: Zander Flight Computer Waypoint File

Naturally, other applications may also use the .cadrg file extension. Even harmful programs can create .cadrg files. Be especially cautious with .cadrg files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .cadrg file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.cadrg

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .cadrg file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

adrg

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.adrg: ARC Digitized Raster Graphics

Operating systems

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