Shapefile

A legacy GIS file format (actually multiple files) often distributed as a .zip.

Category: Files & Data

Definition (expanded)

A Shapefile is a set of files (.shp, .shx, .dbf, etc.) that together store geometry and attributes. It's still widely used but has limitations (field naming, encoding, size). Converting to GeoJSON is common for web workflows.

Related tools

Shapefile → GeoJSON GeoJSON → Shapefile

Related terms

GeoJSONA JSON format for geographic features, using objects like Feature, FeatureCollection, and geometry types like Polygon and MultiPolygon.Attributes (properties)Non-geometry data attached to a feature (e.g., name, id, crop type) stored in GeoJSON properties or Shapefile fields.