Esri Shapefile is the standard GIS exchange format. g-Space exports shape layers and polygons to a Shapefile (.shp) so they can be used in GIS and mapping applications.

Purpose

Write polygons or shape layers out as an Esri Shapefile. Multiple polygons are written as features inside a single Polygons layer, so a whole folder can be exported into one shapefile.

Launching the export

In the Data manager, right-click a polygon or the Polygons folder and choose the Shapefile export command, then pick the target .shp file.

A loaded shape layer is exported in the same way: expand Shapefile layers, right-click the layer and choose Export shape file, then pick the target .shp file.

Step-by-step

1. Right-click a shape layer under Shapefile layers, or a polygon (or the Polygons folder to export them all), in the Data manager.
2. Choose Export shape file for a shape layer, or the export-to-Shapefile command for polygons.
3. Select the output .shp file. The companion .shx and .dbf files are written alongside it.
4. The file is written in the project coordinate reference system.

Notes

• Only geometry (and basic attributes) are written; g-Space display styling is not part of the shapefile.
• Shapefiles are imported with Import Shapefile.

See Also

GIS Data Formats | Import Shapefile | Export polygons