ESRI shape curves specification

What are the limitations of Esri shapefile?

Limitations of shapefiles



Shapefile size limit: 2 GB. Maximum field name length: 10 characters. Maximum number of fields: 1024. NULL values are only supported on the Date field data type and are not supported for numeric or text field data types in a shapefile.

What is Esri shapefile standard?

The shapefile format is a geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software. It is developed and regulated by Esri as a mostly open specification for data interoperability among Esri and other GIS software products.

What are the components of a SHP file?

An ESRI shapefile consists of a main file, an index file, and a dBASE table. The main file is a direct access, variable-record-length file in which each record describes a shape with a list of its vertices.