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DT2 Converter
DT2 conversion on your own PC. No account, no subscription, no per-file quota, and nothing leaves the machine.
How to Convert .dt2 Files in Bulk
1. Install reaConverter
2. Select DT2 Files
3. Start Conversion
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For quick and effortless DT2 file handling on your PC, reaConverter offers powerful conversion tools with batch processing. Best of all, it works entirely offline — ensuring your sensitive data never leaves your computer.
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Need DT2 data as something anyone can open? reaConverter renders imagery and elevation grids into standard images and documents without QGIS or ArcGIS, and works through whole folders in one pass.
- Render imagery, elevation grids and scanned charts to TIFF, PNG, JPG or PDF
- Resize, crop and set DPI on the output in the same run
- Bring tiles, scenes and grids from many sources into one consistent format
- Convert incoming survey and field data automatically with Watch Folders
- Script GIS conversions from the command line for pipelines and scheduled jobs
- Keep cadastral, utility and client data on your PC: nothing is uploaded
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Questions & Answers
DT2 files: Frequently Asked Questions
What are DT2 files?
DT2 (DTED Level 2 Elevation Raster) is the finest standard level of the DTED family, with one-degree cells sampled every 1 arc-second, producing a 3601 by 3601 grid of about 13 million samples and a file of roughly 26 megabytes in low-latitude zones. The structure repeats that of the lower levels: an 80-byte UHL header, a 648-byte DSI record, a 2700-byte ACC record, and one data record per longitude line, each opened by the 0xAA sentinel and closed by a checksum. The longitude spacing widens in five latitude zones, from 1 to 6 arc-seconds, so cells near the poles hold far fewer columns. Elevations are stored as big-endian 16-bit sign-magnitude integers, and -32767 marks voids, which are common over water and steep terrain. Because of the size, graphics conversion benefits from tiling or downsampling, and mosaicking adjacent cells requires matching their edges, since neighboring files share boundary rows and columns. After decoding, the grid is rotated into image order and rendered as a 16-bit grayscale heightmap, a color-ramped relief, or a hillshade in PNG, JPEG, or TIFF, while GeoTIFF preserves the exact elevations. Supported by Global Mapper, QGIS, ArcGIS, Surfer, and Blue Marble Geographic Calculator.
Can reaConverter open DT2 files?
reaConverter fully supports the DT2 file format – open, edit, and export DT2 files to any other popular file format with ease.
Do I need QGIS or ArcGIS to convert DT2 files?
No. reaConverter reads DT2 files on its own, so the conversion needs no GIS installation and no licence. It handles whole folders at once, which suits survey archives, tile sets and data deliveries that have to reach people working in other software.
How do I change DT2 to another format?
reaConverter is a user-friendly tool for converting DT2 files. Once installed on your computer, it allows you to convert all your .dt2 files at once with just a few clicks. You can even convert dt2 images directly from Windows Explorer using the right-click menu — fast and convenient.
Why choose offline conversion with reaConverter?
Keep your sensitive data 100% private with offline processing that never exposes files to cloud risks. Our software meets strict compliance standards (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA) while handling confidential documents for legal, healthcare and financial sectors.
Can I convert DT2 online?
If you only want to convert a few DT2 files, you are welcome to try our free online DT2 converter.
How can I turn DT2 files on my computer to another format?
The best way to convert DT2 files on your PC is to get a quality piece of software, such as reaConverter. This software is extremely efficient in managing a wide range of batch files conversions, including conversion from DT2.
How can I automate DT2 files conversion?
reaConverter supports all the essential automation features, such as right-click сonversion and Watch Folders, for the most efficient automated file conversion in any software of its kind.
Can I convert DT2 files using scripts or the command-line interface?
reaConverter provides full access to all its features from the Windows command-line shell, including the command-line dt2 converter.
What else can I do with reaConverter?
Convert PDFAdd watermark on imageConvert GIS filesConvert CAD formatsSet file date
What formats can I convert a DT2 file to?
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Convert .dt2 files in batches of any size, with editing and processing applied along the way. The same tool also handles 800+ other formats, including CAD, medical imaging, and GIS.
