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A standard (but older and limited) data storage format developed for the once-popular dBASE DBMS. Of interest primarily because it forms part of the "shapefile" specification for sharing GIS data.
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No .shp files only .dbf files
Shapefiles require three files (ESRI Shapefile Technical Description):
main file; example.shp
index file; example.shx
dBASE table; example.dbf
An ESRI shapefile consists of a main file, an index fi …
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Shapefile to table within python
import arcpy
ws = r'C:\temp'
file = r'C:\temp\poly.shp'
arcpy.TableToTable_conversion(file, ws, "outTable.dbf")
For an even more efficient pure python approach, you can copy the shapefile's .dbf file …
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How to read ArcGIS files in R?
As handy as R is for so many tasks, it is important to remember that 1) R is not a GIS and 2) quality mapping is downright difficult compared to creating maps with QGIS or ArcGIS. The following examp …