shapefile
Sign in to saveThe shapefile format is a geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. It is developed and regulated by Esri as a mostly open specification for data interoperability among Esri and other GIS software products. The shapefile format can spatially describe vector features: points, lines, and polygons, representing, for example, water wells, rivers, and lakes. Each item usually has attributes that describe it, such as name or temperature.
Key facts
- File format.name
- Shapefile
- File format.screenshot
- Image:Simple vector map.svg
- File format.caption
- A vector map, with points, polylines and polygons
- File format._noextcode
- on
- File format.extension
- , ,
- File format.mime
- application/vnd.shp
- File format.genre
- GIS
- File format.owner
- Esri
- File format.standard
- Shapefile Technical Description
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Mandatory files
- Other files
- File formats
- Shapefile shape format ({{mono|.shp}})
- Shapefile headers
- Shapefile record headers
- Shapefile records
- Shapefile shape index format ({{mono|.shx}})
- Shapefile attribute format ({{mono|.dbf}})
- Shapefile spatial index format ({{mono|.sbn}})
- Limitations
- Topology and the shapefile format
- Data storage
- Mixing shape types
- See also
- References
- External links
The shapefile format is a geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. It is developed and regulated by Esri as a mostly open specification for data interoperability among Esri and other GIS software products. The shapefile format can spatially describe vector features: points, lines, and polygons, representing, for example, water wells, rivers, and lakes. Each item usually has attributes that describe it, such as name or temperature.
== Overview ==