How to Read an ESRI Shapefile
An ESRI Shapefile has the file extension of .SHP and is read with one of the ESRI ArcGIS programs. The ESRI ArcGIS suite is a collection of geographic information systems (GIS) tools for working with geospatial data. Shapefiles may be opened and read by the ArcView, ArcEditor or ArcInfo programs; all applications are part of the ArcGIS product suite. Shapefiles are actually a collection of files, including dBASE tables and text files, but are viewed as a single file.
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Instructions
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Open the installed ArcGIS application.
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Click the “File” option on the top taskbar, then click “Open” from the File menu. The File Open dialog box launches.
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Scroll to and click on the the shapefile, then click the “Open” button. The shapefile opens in the selected ArcGIS program. The contents of the shapefile is displayed in the File Browser of the application.
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