.MAP File

File extension map is often associated with various geographical software.

A .map file are usually graphical images of various maps in either bitmap or vector graphical format. Might sometimes also contain navigation points, routes, points of interests, etc.

These files are used by many programs, the formats are however different and thus incompatible.

MIME types:
application/x-navimap

How to open:

Try to use XnView to open *.map geographical map files.

How to convert:

Various GIS/GPS navigation map files can usually be converted or exported to another such format, or even just a simple image for sharing purposes. Usually done with some kind of dedicated export function in a program capable of working with MAP format.