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Esri Shapefile Quick Facts

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Esri Shapefile (esrishape) Geometry Support

Format Type Identifier

ESRISHAPE

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Base

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Folder or File

Feature Type

File base name

Typical File Extensions

  • .shp (.shx, .dbf, .sbn, .sbx, .atx)
  • .shz

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Optional

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Optional

Schema Required

Yes

Transaction Support

No

Encoding Support

Yes

Geometry Type

SHAPE_GEOMETRY