What is a Shapefile?
SHP file contains geospatial information as vector data that includes points, polygons and lines. You can observe shapes by combining these features together. So, these shapes include lakes, country borders, mountains, and more. In fact, being a programmer, you can do a lot with geospatial data by converting SHP to JSON programmatically. However, we will opt for Aspose.GIS for .NET to develop a shapefile to JSON converter to convert shapefile to JSON in C#. In addition, this C# geospatial library is rich-featured and provides all the necessary methods to achieve SHP to JSON conversion.
We will cover the following points in this blog post:
- C# Geospatial Library Installation
- Convert Shapefile to JSON in C# - Code Snippet
- Convert Shapefile to JSON Online
C# Geospatial Library Installation
Please make sure you have set up .NET on your local environment. However, you can download the DLL file or quickly run the following command into NuGet Package Manager to install Aspose.GIS for .NET.
PM> Install-Package Aspose.GIS
Please visit this installation guide to go through all the installation details.
Convert Shapefile to JSON in C# - Code Snippet
We are using a source SHP file to implement the conversion. So, the following steps show how to develop a shapefile to JSON converter programmatically:
- Define the path of working directories.
- Convert SHP to JSON by calling the Convert method of the VectorLayer class.
You can run the following code sample to convert shapefile to JSON in C#:
You can see the output in the image below:
Convert Shapefile to JSON Online
This online tool provides simplified yet enterprise-level file conversion among multiple GIS file formats. Above all, it is powered by Aspose.GIS and provides an easy-to-navigate user interface. Moreover, it is free and you can convert SHP to JSON by simply dragging and dropping files on the user interface. Further, this tool is under continuous development to provide the best user experience.
Shapefile to JSON Converter- Get a Free License
You can get a free temporary license to try this C# geospatial library without evaluation limitations.
Conclusion
This brings us to the end of this blog post. Since we have gone through how to convert shapefile to JSON in C# programmatically. Likewise, we learned what is a shapefile and how to convert it to JSON file format. In addition, you may use this C# geospatial library for multiple GIS file format conversions. Therefore, do not forget to visit the documentation, API references, GitHub repository, and the Getting Started guide. In fact, these resources will help you to kick start with Aspose.GIS for .NET. Finally, please stay in touch with aspose.com for the upcoming blog posts.
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Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs
How do I convert a shapefile to a JSON file?
Aspose.GIS is the library that lets you develop a shapefile to JSON converter. So, you can see the implementation in this link.
How to convert a shapefile to JSON?
You can use this online tool to convert shapefile to JSON online. Moreover, it is free and requires no account creation or subscription.