Webb9 jan. 2009 · Only the .shp and .shx files are actually required to store the raw geometry data of each shape, but without the .prj file there is no way to put these co-ordinates in … Webb26 sep. 2024 · To create a *.prj for each shapefile, you can run the Define Projection geoprocessing tool. It does require that you know what the projection is in the first place. …
Shapefile file extensions—ArcMap Documentation - Esri
Webb8 feb. 2024 · From a quick look, most other datasets on the website have a specific PRJ file - perhaps that particular one just wasn't copied over properly. I'd try copying one from … Webb7 feb. 2010 · You need to explicitly pass the well known text (crs_wkt) string to the to_file () method. The string will then get passed to fiona.open (), which writes out the .prj file. Using your sample code, doing something like this: chiropractor hadley ma
qgis - Explaining difference between shx and shp files of shapefile
WebbYou can open a ShapeFile without the dbf in QGIS. So only the .shp and .shx are "required". In my opinion calling the shx an index is correct. Perhaps not a spatial index. But your explanation of "ordered list of binary offsets for how feature geometries are stored in the .shp" sure sounds like an index to me. valschermjager • 2 yr. ago WebbThere are other uses of the .prj file, it doesn't 100% have to be associated with a shapefile, however that is certainly its origins. Within ESRI packages, a .prj file could also be used to: store custom coordinate sytem definitions, which could be imported and used as a Data frame definition Webb30 aug. 2024 · GeoTools read shapefile without EPSG in prj file Ask Question Asked 1 year, 7 months ago Modified 1 year, 7 months ago Viewed 148 times 2 I'd like to improve the accuracy of reading a shapefile (password is "helpme") which has no EPSG specified in prj file.When I read the shapefile with geotools 21.0 I get this result (reprojected to … graphic scorpion