GIS vector · .shp + .shx + .dbf (+ .prj, .cpg)
Esri Shapefile (SHP)
A Shapefile is a long-established Esri vector format. Despite its name, it is not one file: geometry, index, attributes and usually coordinate-system information live in matching sidecar files.
- Best used for
- Exchanging points, lines or polygons with legacy GIS software, public authorities and workflows that explicitly require SHP.
- GeoVerto support
- GeoVerto reads and writes Shapefiles as ZIP archives so the required parts stay together. Mixed source geometry is separated into compatible outputs when necessary.
The files that belong together
A usable set needs files with the same base name. Upload them together as a ZIP rather than sending only the .shp file.
.shpstores geometry;.shxis its required index..dbfstores the attribute table and is also required..prjidentifies the coordinate reference system; without it, the CRS cannot be established reliably..cpgdeclares the text encoding and helps non-ASCII characters survive between applications.
Limits that still matter
- A layer holds one geometry type, so mixed points, lines and polygons need separate Shapefiles.
- DBF field names are limited to ten characters and may be shortened on export.
- There is no native date-time field; timestamps may become dates or text.
- Unicode exchange is unreliable when the encoding sidecar is missing.
Coordinate systems
A Shapefile can use many coordinate systems, but the definition is normally carried by .prj. GeoVerto reports low CRS confidence instead of silently trusting a guess when that file is absent.
Supported conversions
Convert from Shapefile
- Convert Shapefile to KML — Turn GIS features into a readable Google Earth document.
- Convert Shapefile to KMZ — Package Shapefile features for Google Earth in one compressed file.
- Convert Shapefile to GeoJSON — Prepare a desktop-GIS Shapefile for browser maps, JavaScript libraries and JSON-based data pipelines.
- Convert Shapefile to CSV — Move a Shapefile's attribute table into spreadsheet software while keeping point locations usable as coordinate columns.
- Convert Shapefile to GeoPackage — Replace a fragile sidecar bundle with a single database file that is easier to store, transfer and edit.
Convert to Shapefile
- Convert KML to Shapefile — Move Google Earth vector data into a format understood by desktop GIS.
- Convert KMZ to Shapefile — Upload the compressed Google Earth package as it is and extract its vector data into Shapefile.
- Convert GeoJSON to Shapefile — Create the classic four-part GIS format from a web-friendly GeoJSON file for legacy software, exchanges and established workflows.
- Convert CSV to Shapefile — Build a traditional GIS dataset from survey exports, asset registers or other coordinate-bearing tables.
- Convert GeoPackage to Shapefile — Export modern GeoPackage data into the older interchange format expected by many established GIS workflows.
- Convert XLSX to Shapefile — Create a GIS-ready Shapefile from a coordinate workbook while keeping ordinary worksheet columns as attributes.
- Convert DXF to Shapefile — Move an exchange drawing into a conventional GIS format for spatial analysis and delivery.
- Convert DGN to Shapefile — Deliver MicroStation drawing elements in a GIS format accepted by older software and established exchange processes.
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