Technical Paper
ESRI Shapefile Technical Description
This paper defines the shapefile data format. It also provides all the technical information necessary for writing a computer program to create shapefiles without the use of ArcView GIS or other ESRI software for organizations that want to write their own data translators.
This paper defines the shapefile data format. It also provides all the technical information necessary for writing a computer program to create shapefiles without the use of ArcView GIS or other ESRI software for organizations that want to write their own data translators.
Supporting Files
- ESRI Shapefile Technical Description - PDF - 127 kb
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