What is an E00 file?
An .e00 file is an Arc/Info coverage converted in Arc/Info Export format. This is an Arc/Info coverage and it is associated “info” files compressed into one easily portable file. Procedures for importing the file back into a coverage have changed between ArcView 3.x, ArcView 8.x, and ArcView 9.x. Those working with ArcView 3.x should review the information below. Those working with ArcView 9.x can follow these directions, provided by the ArcView 9.x help: “In ArcView GIS 3, several of the import and conversion tools were contained as menu options outside the application (for example the Import71 utility). At ArcView 9, you can find these tools in the ArcView 8x Tools toolbar in ArcCatalog. The toolbar can be added through the following steps: • Start the ArcCatalog application. • Click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and click ArcView 8x Tools.” There are several import tools available in ArcCatalog. For .e00 files begin with ArcView 8.x Tools Toolbar and select Import from Interchan
An E00 (E-zero-zero) file is Environment Systems Research Institute’s (ESRI) proprietary file format to import and export ArcInfo data files. The E00 refers to the file’s suffix. For example, county.e00 could be a GIS layer of counties for a state. Note that an export file can also consist of several E00 files, such as, e00, e01, e02, etc. This is usually done to limit the file size of each export file (so they can fit on a disk). More information on E00 files can be found at: http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/education/tutorials/e00data/ To use an E00 file, go to the second question below.
