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description: Learn about downloading your map data to use in other applications like Google Earth and most GIS programs, as well as how to make spreadsheets from shapefiles.
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# Download shapefiles and KMLs

## Learn about downloading your map data to use in other applications like Google Earth and most GIS programs, as well as how to make spreadsheets from shapefiles. 

[Availability](https://support.id.land/download-shapefiles-and-kmls#availability)

[Definition](https://support.id.land/download-shapefiles-and-kmls#definition)

[Key benefits](https://support.id.land/download-shapefiles-and-kmls#key-benefits)

[How to download a shapefile / KML](https://support.id.land/download-shapefiles-and-kmls#how-to-use)

[How to create a spreadsheet from a shapefile](https://support.id.land/download-shapefiles-and-kmls#spreadsheet-from-shapefile)

[Troubleshooting](https://support.id.land/download-shapefiles-and-kmls#troubleshooting)

Available with any of the following [subscriptions](https://id.land/pricing): 

- Land id Premium
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### Definition

Google's KML (Keyhole Mark-up Language) and ESRI's shapefile file formats are the most common ways of sharing project-level geographic data. As a Land id subscriber, you can download and share data from your maps in KMLs and shapefile formats.

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### Key benefits

- The ubiquity and portability of KMLs and shapefiles offer a simple, standardized way to collaborate on projects.
- The ability to extract the table from a shapefile will allow you to record map data with highly detailed feature information and then export it whenever you need it as a table. Using common spreadsheet applications, you can use this data to analyze and report on the aspects of your property or project you have mapped.

**Limitations:**

1\. This functionality is only available on the desktop.

2\. Information contained in map overlays (including parcel boundaries and data) is not included in downloaded files. These overlays are intended to be used solely within the Land id platform.

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### How to download a shapefile / KML

<iframe src="https://scribehow.com/embed/Downloading_Shapefiles_and_KMLs_desktop__kL7OVrgHRSerVdXd04PBdA?skipIntro=true&amp;removeLogo=true" width="640" height="551" allow="fullscreen" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: none;"></iframe>

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### How to create a spreadsheet from a shapefile

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### Troubleshooting

- **"My KML or Shapefile won't download."**  
  Maps with a significant amount of content will result in a GIS file that is too large to download. Try dividing your content into multiple Land id maps, and downloading a GIS file from each.

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