ESRI Shapefile, 2025-12-18 06:00, Landkreis...
The ESRI Shapefile is a widely used geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) applications. It was developed by Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.) and is primarily used to store geometric location and attribute information of spatial features.
A shapefile consists of multiple mandatory and optional files, the three key files being:
.shp– Stores the geometry (shapes) of spatial features..shx– A spatial index file for faster access..dbf– A dBASE table storing attribute data.
Additional optional files may include .prj (projection information)
and .cpg (character encoding).
Zipped Shapefiles
Shapefiles are often distributed as compressed ZIP files, containing all necessary files in a single package.
Official References
- Esri Shapefile Technical Description: https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf
- Esri Shapefile Format Specification: https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-data-interoperability
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| Field | Value |
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| Data last updated | January 1, 2026 |
| Metadata last updated | January 1, 2026 |
| Created | January 1, 2026 |
| Format | SHP |
| License | Open Data Commons Open Database License 1.0 |
| Name | {'en': 'ESRI Shapefile, 2025-12-18 06:00, Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall, DE-BW', 'de': 'ESRI Shapefile, 2025-12-18 06:00, Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall, DE-BW'} |
| Description | The **ESRI Shapefile** is a widely used geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) applications. It was developed by **Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.)** and is primarily used to store geometric location and attribute information of spatial features. A shapefile consists of multiple mandatory and optional files, the three key files being: - **`.shp`** – Stores the geometry (shapes) of spatial features. - **`.shx`** – A spatial index file for faster access. - **`.dbf`** – A dBASE table storing attribute data. Additional optional files may include `.prj` (projection information) and `.cpg` (character encoding). **Zipped Shapefiles** Shapefiles are often distributed as **compressed ZIP files**, containing all necessary files in a single package. **Official References** - Esri Shapefile Technical Description: [https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf](https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf) - Esri Shapefile Format Specification: [https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-data-interoperability](https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-data-interoperability) |
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| Release date | December 18, 2025 |
| Modification date | December 18, 2025 |
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| Description translated | {'en': 'The **ESRI Shapefile** is a widely used geospatial vector\ndata format for geographic information system (GIS) applications.\nIt was developed by **Esri (Environmental Systems Research\nInstitute, Inc.)** and is primarily used to store geometric\nlocation and attribute information of spatial features.\n\nA shapefile consists of multiple mandatory and optional files, \nthe three key files being:\n\n- **`.shp`** – Stores the geometry (shapes) of spatial features.\n- **`.shx`** – A spatial index file for faster access.\n- **`.dbf`** – A dBASE table storing attribute data.\n\nAdditional optional files may include `.prj` (projection information)\nand `.cpg` (character encoding).\n\n**Zipped Shapefiles**\n\nShapefiles are often distributed as **compressed ZIP files**,\ncontaining all necessary files in a single package.\n\n**Official References**\n\n- Esri Shapefile Technical Description:\n [https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf](https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf)\n- Esri Shapefile Format Specification:\n [https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-data-interoperability](https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-data-interoperability)', 'de': 'Das **ESRI Shapefile** ist ein weit verbreitetes geodatenbasiertes\nVektorformat für geografische Informationssysteme (GIS). Es wurde\nvon **Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.)**\nentwickelt und dient zur Speicherung von geometrischen und\nattributiven Informationen räumlicher Objekte.\n\nEin Shapefile besteht aus mehreren erforderlichen und optionalen Dateien,\nwobei die drei Hauptdateien sind:\n\n- **`.shp`** – Enthält die Geometrie (Formen) der räumlichen Objekte.\n- **`.shx`** – Eine räumliche Indexdatei für schnelleren Zugriff.\n- **`.dbf`** – Eine dBASE-Tabelle mit Attributdaten.\n\nZusätzliche optionale Dateien sind `.prj` (Projektionsinformationen)\nund `.cpg` (Zeichencodierung).\n\n**Gezippte Shapefiles**\n\nShapefiles werden häufig als **ZIP-Archive** verteilt, die alle\nerforderlichen Dateien in einer kompakten Form enthalten.\n\n**Offizielle Verweise**\n\n- Esri Shapefile Technische Beschreibung:\n [https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf](https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf)\n- Esri Shapefile Format-Spezifikation:\n [https://www.esri.com/de-de/arcgis/products/arcgis-data-interoperability](https://www.esri.com/de-de/arcgis/products/arcgis-data-interoperability)'} |
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| Issued | 2025-12-18T06:00 |
| Licenseattributionbytext | OpenStreetMap |
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| Modified | 2025-12-18T06:00 |
| Name translated | {'en': 'ESRI Shapefile, 2025-12-18 06:00, Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall, DE-BW', 'de': 'ESRI Shapefile, 2025-12-18 06:00, Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall, DE-BW'} |
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| State | active |