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File formats

Binary file Header Records AutoCAD Cartesian coordinate system

15 related topics

Overview

Data format for geographic information system (GIS) software Esri Open specification GIS software products Vector

31 related topics

Limitations

Topological Coverages Geodatabases Null Unicode

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Developed by: Esri
Filename extension: .shp, .shx, .dbf
Standard: Shapefile Technical Description
Type of format: GIS

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Overview

Data format for geographic information system (GIS) software GIS file formats
Esri
Open specification Open standard
GIS software products Geographic information system
Vector Vector graphics
Points Point (geometry)
Lines Polyline
Polygons
Water wells Water well
Rivers River
Lakes Lake
Attributes Attribute (computing)
Topological Geospatial topology
ArcView GIS ArcView 3.x
Directory Directory (computing)
Filename extensions Filename extension
.dbf
8.3 filename
Content-type Media type
DBase
Well-known text representation of coordinate reference systems
Spatial index
Geospatial metadata
ISO 19115
XML schema
Code page
Character encoding
Quadtree
MapServer
GDAL/OGR GDAL

File formats

Binary file
Header Header (computing)
Records Record (computer science)
AutoCAD
Cartesian coordinate system
Geographic coordinate systems Geographic coordinate system
Dimensional Dimension
Elevation
3D space Three-dimensional space
3D computer graphics
Linear referencing
Time
4D space Four-dimensional space
Double Double precision
XBase

Limitations

Topological Topology
Coverages Coverage data
Geodatabases Geodatabase
Null Null (SQL)
Unicode

Advanced semantic analysis

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Nodes55

Edges54

Triples62

Avg. degree1.96

Density0.036364

Components1

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Shapefile

Top relations

related to External links · 14

Shapefile → AFC Library, Apache License, ArcGIS, Dbase Libraries, Esri, Esri Webhelp, Free, Java, MIT License, Open Source, Python, Shapefile Library, Shapefilesshapelib, Understanding Topology

related to Shapefile shape format (.shp) · 11

Shapefile → AutoCAD, Cartesian, Each, Easting Northing, ESRI Shapefile Technical Description, Geographic, Geometries, Geometry, The, This, Z-dimension

related to Other files · 9

Shapefile → ArcGIS, GDAL/OGR, In, ISO, MapServer, ODB, OR, The, XML

related to overview · 9

Shapefile → ArcView GIS, DOS, ESRI Shapefile Technical Description, GIS, In, It, The, These, This

related to Mixing shape types · 5

Shapefile → All, Because, However, Null, Therefore

related to Shapefile attribute format (.dbf) · 3

Shapefile → IV, The, This

related to Shapefile shape index format (.shx) · 3

Shapefile → It, The, Using

related to Topology and the shapefile format · 2

Shapefile → The, The ESRI ArcInfo

Developed by · 1

Shapefile → Esri

Filename extension · 1

Shapefile → .shp, .shx, .dbf

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

format file data esri software shape records vector header dbase gis files shp index using geometry used number geographic information

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Shapefile	Developed by	Esri	1.00	infobox
Shapefile	Filename extension	.shp, .shx, .dbf	1.00	infobox
Shapefile	Internet media type	.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} application/vnd.shp	1.00	infobox
Shapefile	Standard	Shapefile Technical Description	1.00	infobox
Shapefile	Type of format	GIS	1.00	infobox
Shapefile	related to External links	Esri Webhelp	0.60	section
Shapefile	related to External links	ArcGIS	0.60	section
Shapefile	related to External links	Esri	0.60	section
Shapefile	related to External links	Understanding Topology	0.60	section
Shapefile	related to External links	Shapefilesshapelib	0.60	section
Shapefile	related to External links	Free	0.60	section
Shapefile	related to External links	Shapefile Library	0.60	section

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