ESRIShape文件技术说明书.PDF

ESRI Shape 文件技术说明书 ESRI白皮书—1998年7 月 初译：yzg 2006年5月4日 1 注意：本人非英语、计算机及 GIS专业从业人员，翻译此文仅供参考之用。 受本人水平所限，出现错误之处实属正常，如有有心人能给予指正，将不胜感激。 2006年 5月4 日 YZG 2 ESRI Shapefile 技术说明书 ESRI 白皮书 Contents page Why Shapefiles? 1 Shapefile Technical Description 2 Organization of the Main File 3 Main File Record Contents 5 Organization of the Index File 5 Organization of the dBASE File 18 Glossary 20 3 ESRI Shapefile 技术说明书 This document defines the shapefile(.shp)spatial data format and describes why shapefiles are important. It lists the tools available in Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.(ESRI),software for creating shapefiles directly or converting data into shapefiles from other formats. This document also provides all the technical information necessary for writing a ® computer program to create shapefiles without the use of ESRI software for organizations that want to write their own fata translator