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{{FormatInfo
 
{{FormatInfo
 
|formattype=electronic
 
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Graphics
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|subcat=Geospatial
|subcat2=Geospatial
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|extensions={{ext|shp}}, {{ext|shx}}, {{ext|dbf}}
|extensions={{ext|shp}} {{ext|shx}} {{ext|dbf}}
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|locfdd={{LoCFDD|fdd000280}}, {{LoCFDD|fdd000326}}
|pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/235}}
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|pronom={{PRONOM|x-fmt/235}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/277}}
 
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The '''Shapefile''' from [[ESRI]] is a proprietary but openly documented and widely used geospatial vector format.  A shapefile can store a collection of geospatial features (points, lines, and/or polygons) together with attribute details (such as labels and associated measurements) for the features.  A shapefile is actually a cluster of files, which share an 8-character filename, but use different extensions.  A shapefile consists minimally of a main file, an index file, and a [[DBF|dBASE]] table (.shp, .shx, and .dbf). The cluster of files is typically stored in the same file directory or project workspace. The main file (.shp) contains the primary geographic reference data in the shapefile.  The .dbf file (in dBase format) stores the attribute data.  The .shx file is a positional index to features in the .shp file.
  
The Shapefile from ESRI is a proprietary but openly documented and widely used geospatial vector format. A shapefile can store a collection of geospatial features (points, lines, and/or polygons) together with attribute details (such as labels and associated measurements) for the features.  A shapefile is actually a cluster of files, which share an 8-character filename, but use different extensions. A shapefile consists minimally of a main file, an index file, and a [[DBase III|dBASE]] table (.shp, .shx, and .dbf). The cluster of files is typically stored in the same file directory or project workspace. The main file (.shp) contains the primary geographic reference data in the shapefile.  The .dbf file (in dBase format) stores the attribute data.  The .shx file is a positional index to features in the .shp file.
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== Format documentation ==
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* [http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf ESRI Shapefile Technical Description] ESRI, July 1998
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== Metaformat files ==
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* {{Synalysis|shp|Synalysis grammar file for SHP}}
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* {{Synalysis|shx|Synalysis grammar file for SHX}}
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
 
* [http://www.osgeo.org/gdal_ogr Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL/OGR)] Cross platform C++ translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats
 
* [http://www.osgeo.org/gdal_ogr Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL/OGR)] Cross platform C++ translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats
  
== References ==
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== Sample files ==
* [http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf ESRI Shapefile Technical Description] ESRI, July 1998
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* {{DexvertSamples|poly/esriShape}}
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile Shapefile : Wikipedia]
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== See also ==
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* [[E00]]
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== Other links and references ==
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* [[Wikipedia:Shapefile|Shapefile : Wikipedia]]
 
* [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000280.shtml ESRI Shapefile, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats]
 
* [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000280.shtml ESRI Shapefile, from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats]
 
* [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000326.shtml dBASE Table for ESRI Shapefile (DBF), from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats]
 
* [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000326.shtml dBASE Table for ESRI Shapefile (DBF), from Library of Congress resource on Sustainability of Digital Formats]
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[[Category:Multi-file formats]]
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[[Category:Esri]]

Latest revision as of 18:04, 12 March 2024

File Format
Name Shapefile
Ontology
Extension(s) .shp, .shx, .dbf
LoCFDD fdd000280, fdd000326
PRONOM x-fmt/235, fmt/277

The Shapefile from ESRI is a proprietary but openly documented and widely used geospatial vector format. A shapefile can store a collection of geospatial features (points, lines, and/or polygons) together with attribute details (such as labels and associated measurements) for the features. A shapefile is actually a cluster of files, which share an 8-character filename, but use different extensions. A shapefile consists minimally of a main file, an index file, and a dBASE table (.shp, .shx, and .dbf). The cluster of files is typically stored in the same file directory or project workspace. The main file (.shp) contains the primary geographic reference data in the shapefile. The .dbf file (in dBase format) stores the attribute data. The .shx file is a positional index to features in the .shp file.

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