Shapefile Viewer - .shp Data visualizer
Looking for a free shapfile viewer online tool to read .shp esri GIS format and visualize on map and change symbology?
View shapefile GIS spatial data online on map absolutely free. Compress all Esri’s shapefile sub files including .shp, .dbf, .prj, .shx & .cpg in zip file and simply upload the file using this online shapefile viewer free mapping application. This GIS tool provide all basic functionalities of interactive online map, like zoom in, zoom out, pan etc. No signup or installation is required to use this shp reader free online application.
Esri shapefile format is well known GIS format and widely used all over the world. Sometimes we want to view the GIS data on the go without installing any software on our computer.
This apllication will instantly show your esri shapfile data online on map. You can also download the map of your data along with basemap in image format to use in your reports and presentations.
Application Key Features:
User Guide: Step by Step Guide to Use Shapefile Viewer Online:
This guide will help you to use online shapefile reader to display data on map and change symbology.
Step 1: Prepare Shapefile to upload
Make a zip file with all dependent files usually 6 or 7 files. i.e. .shp,.cpg , .prj , .shx , .dbf
Step 2: Upload zip file to application
Once file is uploaded to the application, it will automatically read the shp data format and the spatial data will be displayed on map with extent of map same as the shapefile data.
Step 3: Change Color of GIS Data
You can change the color of map easily just by selecting color from color pallet tool.
Step 4: Download Map in JPEG With Shapfile Map and Open Street Map as Basemap.
After customization of map press download and map will be downloaded in JPEG format.
A Brief History of the Shapefile
The Shapefile was first created in the early 1990s at Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), a pioneer company that was then establishing herself as a leader in the geographic information systems (GIS) analysis software market with its state of the art product, ArcView.
The goal was not the creation of the perfect, all-encompassing data format, but the development of a simple, efficient way for geospatial data to be displayed and worked with on the increasingly powerful desktop computers of the era.
A format was needed by Esri that was fast for drawing and in which the core elements of a map—points, lines, and polygons—could be handled. The solution, released around 1990, was deceptively simple. A "Shapefile" is not a single file, but a collection of at least three mandatory files that are designed to work together.
What is a shapefile and where can it be used?
Shapefile is a spatial data file format that becomes industry standard to store vector data format. It was developed by ESRI in 1990. It is the most widely used GIS vector data format. Actually it is not a simple single file in fact it is a collection of various files that must share the same directory in the computer memory. There are 3 compulsory files with same prefix to make a valid readable shapefile.
What are the common optional files in shapefile and what is the use of each file?
Sometimes we see some additional files along with 3 must have files. These additional files are used to enhance the functionality.
Can one Shapefile contain points, lines, and polygons at same time?
No. A single shapefile can only have one geometry type at a time. If your geographical features contains multiple geometry types like lines for roads, points for schools and polygons for buildings then you will need to use multiple files for each dataset.
What is the maximum file size limit for a shapefile?
You can store up to 2 GB of data in any of the component files (.shp or .dbf). This hard limit makes it unsuitable for massive global datasets or high detailed contour datasets derived from LIDAR.
Why are my column names in shapefile getting cut off?
Well this is one of the limitations of ESRI shapefile because it utilizes dBASE IV format to store attributes. Each field name can contain 10 characters. Field names longer than 10 char will be trimmed or truncated.
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