Shapefile to JSON-FG
Convert Shapefile files to JSON-FG format
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About Shapefile
Shapefile is a mature vector format developed by Esri in the early 1990s and remains one of the most widely supported formats in desktop GIS software. A Shapefile consists of multiple files (.shp, .dbf, .prj and others), typically distributed as a ZIP archive.
You might convert from Shapefile to access features not supported by the format — such as multi-layer storage (GeoPackage), web-native encoding (GeoJSON), or style-preserving exchange (KML). Shapefile also has a 2 GB file size limit and 10-character column name limit that can be limiting for modern datasets.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to upload all Shapefile components?
Upload the files as a single ZIP archive containing at minimum the .shp, .dbf, and .prj files. The .prj file is required to correctly interpret the coordinate system.
Why are my column names truncated in the Shapefile?
The dBASE (.dbf) component of a Shapefile limits column names to 10 characters. Names longer than 10 characters are automatically truncated during conversion.
Can I convert a multi-layer Shapefile?
Each Shapefile ZIP can only contain one layer. If you have multiple layers, convert them separately or use GeoPackage as an intermediate format that supports multiple layers in a single file.
More Shapefile Conversions
Convert Shapefile files to other popular formats
to GeoJSON
.geojson
to KML
.kml
to CSV
.csv
to GPX
.gpx
to GeoPackage
.gpkg
to FlatGeobuf
.fgb
to MVT
.mvt
to PostgreSQL Dump
.sql
to PMTiles
.pmtiles
to MBTiles
.mbtiles
to DXF
.dxf
to PDF
to GML
.gml
to Excel (XLSX)
.xlsx
to OpenDocument Spreadsheet
.ods
to GeoRSS
.xml
to MapInfo TAB
.tab
to File Geodatabase
.gdb.zip
to SpatiaLite
.sqlite
to GeoJSON Sequences
.geojsonl
to DGN (Microstation)
.dgn
to S57 Nautical Charts
.000
Convert to JSON-FG From Other Formats
Convert other geospatial formats to JSON-FG
from GeoJSON
.geojson
from KML
.kml
from CSV
.csv
from GPX
.gpx
from GeoPackage
.gpkg
from FlatGeobuf
.fgb
from MVT
.mvt
from PMTiles
.pmtiles
from MBTiles
.mbtiles
from DXF
.dxf
from TopoJSON
.topojson
from GML
.gml
from OpenStreetMap
.osm
from Excel (XLSX)
.xlsx
from OpenDocument Spreadsheet
.ods
from SVG
.svg
from GeoRSS
.xml
from MapInfo TAB
.tab
from File Geodatabase
.gdb.zip
from SpatiaLite
.sqlite
from Esri JSON
.json
from GeoJSON Sequences
.geojsonl
from DGN (Microstation)
.dgn
from S57 Nautical Charts
.000
Visualize Your Data
View your geospatial files on an interactive map
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