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.

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Key benefits

How to download a shapefile / KML

How to create a spreadsheet from a shapefile

Available with any of the following subscriptions

  • Land id™ Pro
  • Land id™ Pro Unlimited

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.

Limitation:  This functionality is only available on the desktop.

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How to download a shapefile / KML

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How to create a spreadsheet from a shapefile

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