Formats

Data Formats for Representing Networks

(categorization?)

Each of these should link to a page here with summary information, links to the home page docs, spec, who maintains, papers, etc.

Text-Based

• raw matrices
• raw edgelist
• MultiNet format - "Richards?"
• Pajek net and paj formats
• NetDraw vna
• UCINET DL
• GML
• CSV
• SoNIA son
• GDL
• OGDL
• DOT
• gem3Ddraw
• SIF
• GDF GUESS Graph Definition File

XML-Based

• DynetML
• GraphML
• NetML
• FOAF voabulary
• XGMML
• Graph XML
• GXL
• Graph Style Sheets
• SGF
• XTND XML Transition Network Definition
• XBN Belief Network File Format
• TEI Text Encoding Initiative

Object-Oriented?

• LibSea (CAIDA)

Multiple Files

• Valdis csv format?

Dynamic Networks

Other?

• Cytoscape

Relevant links

netviz Inactive? sourceforge project listing graph visualization formats and software

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