Global Mapper v25.0

Shape / shp and missing SBN SBX-files

STH
STH Global Mapper UserTrusted User
edited September 2009 in Vector Data
Is there a reason when exporting shapefiles that SBN and SBX files is not created. These are index-files according to:

http://shapelib.maptools.org/

and

http://shapelib.maptools.org/dl/shapefile.pdf

Just wonder if these are necessary to open the shapefiles in other software and if GM can create them in the future.

Comments

  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited September 2009
    Those are spatial index files used mainly by ESRI. They are not required to open a Shapefile in any software. I don't even think that the SBN and SBX formats are publicly specified. They are not in the base Shapefile specification.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com