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How to Convert SHP to GEOJSON
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When Do You Need to Convert SHP to GEOJSON?
Shapefiles arrive from government portals, GIS departments and desktop software, and they are awkward on the web: several files per dataset and no native browser support. Converting SHP to GeoJSON produces a single file that web maps and scripts read directly.
What Happens When You Convert SHP to GEOJSON
GDAL reads the Shapefile set and writes GeoJSON. The geometry and attribute table convert directly. Where the source declares a projection in its .prj file, coordinates are handled accordingly, since GeoJSON expects WGS84 longitude and latitude. That reprojection step is the thing to check, because a Shapefile in a national grid or a projected coordinate system will look wrong on a web map if the projection information was missing from the source.
Worth knowing before you convert
Very large Shapefiles become very large GeoJSON files, which are slow to load in a browser. Simplifying or filtering the data first is usually necessary for web use.
About SHP and GEOJSON
application/x-qgis
Shapefile is a geospatial vector data format developed by ESRI. It stores geographic features such as points, lines, and polygons along with attribute data. Shapefiles are widely used in mapping, spatial analysis, and geographic information systems.
application/geo+json
Geographic data structure.
Conversion Notes
GIS format conversion preserves geometry and attribute data, but coordinate reference systems may differ between SHP and GEOJSON. Our converter re-projects coordinates where needed. Complex curved geometries may be approximated as straight-line segments in formats that don't natively support them. Attribute field names may be truncated in legacy formats with character limits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The .shp, .shx and .dbf are required, and the .prj matters for correct positioning. A missing .prj means the projection has to be assumed.