ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shapefile

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shapefile is a noun meaning (geography, computing) A computer file in the Shapefile format, used in geographic information systems.

Meaning

(geography, computing) A computer file in the Shapefile format, used in geographic information systems.

Example Sentences

Any shapefiles created during analysis will be created in decimal degrees.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include geofacet, shape, ellipsoid, footprint, geodatabase, geofeature.

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