GSR2 Converter

Extract text from Golden Software reference files (GSR2)


Drop or upload your .GSR2 file
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How to extract text from your GSR2 file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GSR2 file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert GSR2 to another file type

To convert GSR2 reference files to another format, you need Golden Software Surfer or other GIS software.

Convert a file to GSR2

To convert other file formats to the "Spatial Reference Sidecar" file type, you need software like Golden Software Surfer or a similar tool.


About GSR2 files

The .GSR2 file is a spatial referencing sidecar file created by mapping applications from Golden Software. It stores coordinate systems, map projections, and spatial calibration data to ensure associated grids or images align correctly on a map. It is natively opened and managed by tools like Surfer and Grapher. This format is highly proprietary and strictly dependent on the main data file. A .GSR2 file is useless on its own; it must always accompany a grid (GRD) or image file. Because it locks spatial data into the Golden Software ecosystem, users working with open-source tools like QGIS or standard ArcGIS often struggle to utilize the projection data. Standard web browsers and document viewers cannot read it. Users typically need to extract the spatial data to convert it into standard ESRI PRJ (Projection Format) or world files like TFW. Converting may result in minor projection translation shifts depending on the mapping datum. This file format is difficult to open or convert because standard online converters fail to parse proprietary GIS coordinate strings. Often, only the original software can natively apply the data to a map. Our analysis can often extract the raw text or embedded coordinate data, allowing you to view the projection details without installing expensive software.

Convert.Guru analyzes your GSR2 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert GSR2 file to , you can use Golden Software Surfer or similar software from the "Spatial Coordinate Referencing" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to GSR2, try Golden Software Surfer or another comparable tool in the "Spatial Coordinate Referencing" category.



The GSR2 Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GSR2 converter.