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Posted on February 2, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Converting line shapefile into CSV with nodes and links

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How do I convert a shapefile to a CSV file?

You can convert shapefile in CSV using GIS software also. You just need to open the shapefile as vector layer and save it as CSV. For adding the vector layer tyou need to go to Layer->add vector layer and browse the shapefile. After the right click on shapefile title and save it as csv.

How to convert shapefile to CSV in QGIS?

You can simply right-click the layer entry in QGIS and select “Save as”. In the dialog, there’s an option to save as “CSV”.



Outdated Response:

  1. Open the attribute table for the layer you want to save.
  2. Select all rows.
  3. Copy the rows.
  4. Paste into a spreadsheet.
  5. Save the spreadsheet as a csv.


How do I convert shapefile to CSV in ArcGIS pro?

The answer is in the second hit when you Google “ArcGIS export . csv”.



Either:

  1. Right Click on . shp file.
  2. Data -> Export.
  3. Open . dbf file with favourite spreadsheet program (Excel and Gnumeric work)
  4. Export as . csv.


How do I convert a CSV file to a point shapefile in ArcGIS?

Add the CSV file to ArcMap, right-click on it and select Display XY data. Select appropriate values in the shown dialog, press OK. A new featureclass will be added to the map. Right-click on that, select Data, Export Data.
 

How do I convert a shapefile to a network dataset?

If you are creating a shapefile-based network dataset, navigate to the shapefile location in the Catalog tree. Right-click the feature dataset, point to New, then click Network Dataset. If you are creating a shapefile-based network, right-click the shapefile and click New Network Dataset.
 

How do I convert SHP to Excel?

In the Conversion Toolbox, expand it so you can see the Excel toolset. Once again, expand the toolset and double-click the Table to Excel Tool. Simply, add the table that you want to convert to a spreadsheet. Finally, give the Excel file a name in the output.
 

How do I extract coordinates from a shapefile?

Export coordinates

  1. Click the Export button in the Coordinate Conversion pane.
  2. Click the button for the format to which to export the collected coordinates—this could be feature class, shapefile, KMZ, or CSV—and click OK.
  3. Browse to the location where you want to store the output and click Save.


How to extract data from shapefile?

Right click on layer’s name in the table of contents. Go down to the “data” tab and when it expands, click on “extract data”.
 

How do I extract nodes in QGIS?

Method 2 – QGIS Geometry Tool

  1. From the menu select Vector>> Geometry Tools>> Extract nodes.
  2. Set the following: The source layer to be the line file you wish to convert. The output file name and location. Click “Run” and the tool will create a new point file which contains all vertices along the line.

 

Can you open a SHP file in Excel?

Shapefile import to Excel using the GIS. XL add-in is a very simple process. In the ribbon toolbar tab, named GIS, just click on the Add Layer button and choose the file from disk. Selected shapefile automatically opens and displays in the add-in Map Panel.
 

How do I convert a shapefile?

In the Geoprocessing pane, click Toolboxes, and navigate to Conversion Tools > KML > Layer To KML. In the Layer drop-down list, select the shapefile or the layer group containing the shapefiles. Set a name and location for Output File. Set other parameters as desired, and click Run.
 

How do you convert SHP?

How to convert files using SHP

  1. Click inside the file drop area to upload files or drag & drop a file.
  2. You can upload maximum 10 files for the operation.
  3. Click on Convert button.
  4. Download link of result will be available instantly after conversion.
  5. You can also send a link to the file to your email address.

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