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Dr.Kidpixo 🔢☄🔨💻 ⌨️ 🐍🐧This explains a lot of my pain and much more about <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/shp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shp</a> <a href="http://switchfromshapefile.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://switchfromshapefile.org/</a>

Till Grallert<a href="https://en.osm.town/@seav" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@seav</a> Thank you so much for pointing me to the CShapes package! I’ve been looking for shape files of the late Ottoman Empire for years. <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/HistoricalGIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricalGIS</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/ShapeFiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShapeFiles</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/OttomanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OttomanEmpire</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalHumanities</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rstats</a>

Lost MapperI'm not one to toot my own horn very much, but my <a href="https://github.com/lostmapper/gis-dockerized" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/lostmapper/gis-dockerized</a> project has been really handy for testing out some tools I've been creating for importing <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/Shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shapefiles</a> into <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/PostGIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PostGIS</a> and then publishing them as layers in <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/GeoServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeoServer</a>.<a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GIS</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/Docker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Docker</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/GeoBlacklight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeoBlacklight</a>

Randal Hale (He/Him)Montana's State Historic commission require shapefiles to be submitted for all areas that are classified as historic. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/magip" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#magip</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#shapefiles</a>

Kyle Taylor<a href="https://mastodon.social/@jbzfn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jbzfn</a> I still see dbase references show up in code. Theres a proprietary file format for geospatial data called <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shapefiles</a> that have been around for decades. They include a sidecar DBF file that has reference headers for dbase. The format is slow to render and limited to a few hundred thousand rows. Columns were restricted to 7 characters. Awful to work with. Every time I see a DBF, I think about George Tate and the early database hustle. [1] <a href="https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000326.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000326.shtml</a> [2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/14/obituaries/george-tate-is-dead-at-40-computer-software-leader.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/14/obituaries/george-tate-is-dead-at-40-computer-software-leader.html</a>

💧🌏 Greg CocksMissed your 25th birthday @shapefiIe (July 1998); that is 175 years in technology years! 🙃 😜 🤔 😁 (and some are worried about Joe Biden!) -- Nothing personal, but <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/shapefilesmustdie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefilesmustdie</a> <a href="https://www.gis-blog.com/geopackage-vs-shapefile/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gis-blog.com/geopackage-vs-shapefile/</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GIS</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spatial</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mapping</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/geopackage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geopackage</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/moderntechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moderntechnology</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mappymeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mappymeme</a>

Jonathan Hartley's old accountI'm on a new project at work to create, store, and programmatically analyze datacenter building plans, eg. Calculating lengths of cable runs. I used to work in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gis</a>, and remember just enough to know that all my approaches are hopelessly naive. Are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a> still a viable option for low-ceremony vendor neutral structured <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spatial</a> analysis? (Probably from Python) cc. <a href="https://mastodon.social/@sgillies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sgillies</a>

aRubesI looked for a quick lightweight previewer for Windows that can show you <a href="https://sloth.run/tags/shapefiles" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a> rapidly. <a href="https://sloth.run/tags/Quicklook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Quicklook</a> for Windows allows you to do so by pressing Space with a plugin that is easily installed. It supports so many types that I basically ditched the windows preview tab <a href="https://alternativeto.net/software/quicklook/about/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/software/quicklook/about/</a> Repository: <a href="https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook</a> ShapeFile Plugin: <a href="https://github.com/birderyu/QuickLook.Plugin.ShapefileViewer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://github.com/birderyu/QuickLook.Plugin.ShapefileViewer</a>

JohnnieMac<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a> Need .shx & .dbf Because <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gis</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HashtagGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HashtagGames</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/____needs____because" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#____needs____because</a>

shapefileDid you know, <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/geopandas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geopandas</a> can read and write directly to and from zipped <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a>, a.k.a <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/shizzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shizzle</a> files (.shz). <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gischat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gischat</a> <a href="https://geopandas.org/en/stable/docs/user_guide/io.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://geopandas.org/en/stable/docs/user_guide/io.html</a><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/67227574" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://stackoverflow.com/a/67227574</a>H/t <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@ethanwhite/109806959546145546" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://hachyderm.io/@ethanwhite/109806959546145546</a>

shapefile🚨 Time to update your <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a>, <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gischat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gischat</a>!! The State Department will use the Turkish government’s preferred spelling, <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/T%C3%BCrkiye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Türkiye</a>, instead of <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Turkey</a>, a spokesman said on Thursday. The decision was made in response to a request from the Turkish Embassy. <a href="https://t.co/wRS2DgCEe7" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://t.co/wRS2DgCEe7</a>?s=09 <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gis</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/geodata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geodata</a>

shapefile100 followers 🥰🥰 That's 3 more than sidecar files 🥳 <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gischat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gischat</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gis</a>

John SollyIt's a wrap! Just wrote the final installment in the story of Jack and Jill, the GIS pros who find love while sticking to their preferred tools (shapefiles and Python 2). It's a heartwarming tale with a happy ending <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gis</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/python2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#python2</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/lovestory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lovestory</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/happyending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#happyending</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/giscommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#giscommunity</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gispros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gispros</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gischat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gischat</a>

John SollyHad ChatGPT write a heartwarming tale about a GIS pro who refuses to let go of his love for shapefiles. It's a reminder that sometimes, sticking to our roots and what we know can be more important than following the latest trends. <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gis</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/geopackages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geopackages</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mapping</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/giscommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#giscommunity</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gispros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gispros</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/gischat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gischat</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/geospatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geospatial</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/shapefile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefile</a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/@shapefile" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@shapefile</a>

Kendra K. LevineRidiculous question: Is there an easy way to convert PDF <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maps</a> to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shapefiles</a>? I'm still trying to figure out a way to get a shapefile of the US highway system circa 1975. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GIS</a>

marweSomething I tend to preach to users has been put on a website with details: <a href="http://switchfromshapefile.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">http://switchfromshapefile.org/</a>Don't use <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/shapefiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#shapefiles</a> if you have no special usecase. * exchange with dumb programs often still relies on it, though most implementations I see in real life are broken and ex-/import fail horribly * even the company that invented the file format (30 yrs ago?) usually produces invalid data * you never know, if the file format of the multiple files is borken or just the content * use more <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gpkg" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#gpkg</a>

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