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GIS Data

Celebrate Shapefile Day on December 3

November 30, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

The parody @shapefiIe account on Twitter has declared December 3 to be International Shapefile Day.

GIS Data

Shapefiles store vector information such as points (represented by well locations in this map), lines (river), and polygons (lake).

Shapefiles store vector information such as points (represented by well locations in this map), lines (river), and polygons (lake).

What is a Shapefile?

December 30, 2015By Caitlin DempseyGIS Data

The shapefile format is now a common format for storing GIS data. Shapefiles store non-topological vector data along with related attribute data.

GIS Software

ArcGIS Explorer from Esri.

Shapefile Viewers

May 14, 2013By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Listed here are shapefile viewers for viewing GIS vector data in shapefile format by using desktop software or an online option.