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Attributes (properties)

Non-geometry data attached to a feature (e.g., name, id, crop type) stored in GeoJSON properties or Shapefile fields.

Category: Files & Data

Definition (expanded)

Attributes describe what a feature is, while geometry describes where it is. GeoJSON uses a properties object per Feature. Shapefiles use DBF columns. Many geometry-only tools ignore or drop attributes unless explicitly preserved.