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Posted on February 11, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Overlapping Polygon becoming hole when converting geojson to shapefile

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How do you separate overlapping polygons in Arcgis?

Splitting a polygon by an overlapping feature

  1. Select the line or polygon features you want to use to split the existing polygon or polygon features.
  2. Click Split Polygons.
  3. Click the layer in which to store the new features.
  4. Optionally, type a cluster tolerance.
  5. Click OK.


How to convert GeoJSON to shapefile?

Convert GeoJSON to ESRI Shapefile Map format

  1. Open mapshaper.org, and click on select to attach your map files.
  2. The map will display as shown below.
  3. Drag the slider handle to the right to simplify the map, up to a level of detail you feel comfortable with.
  4. Click on Export to save the map in various formats.


How do I get rid of overlapping lines in Qgis?

You can use the ‘Check Geometries’ plugin (Vector/Geometry Tools/Check Geometries) to remove overlapping areas. Save this answer.
 

How do you find overlapping polygons in Qgis?

Enable Topology Checker Plugin in Plugin Manager. Add your polygonal layer in Topology Rule Settings window, select “must not overlap” rule and add them. To see overlap errors click on Validate button.
 

How do you fix overlapping polygons?

Removing overlaps from existing polygons

  1. Select the polygon feature whose border you want to maintain. The other polygon will be clipped back to match it.
  2. Click the Editor menu and click Clip.
  3. Set the buffer distance to 0 and choose to discard the area that intersects.
  4. Click OK.


How do you remove overlap?

THIESSEN—Overlap will be removed using straight lines to divide the area of intersection. GRID—Overlap will be removed by creating a grid of parallel lines used to define a natural division between polygons.

Is it better to use a .shapefile or .GeoJSON file?

You will see a faster run and algorithm outputs on geopackages compared to shapefiles (You can try this on QGIS). A single geopackage file can have multiple vector layers with each layer having a different geometry type.
 

How to convert GeoJSON file to shapefile in QGIS?

Step 3: Export the file

  1. Right Click the layer in Layers panel, then choose Export > Save Feature As…
  2. Choose ESRI Shapefile as the Format.
  3. For File name, Indicate the folder you want to store the file and name your file.
  4. Leave other options as default.
  5. Click OK.

 

How do I convert a layer to SHP?

You can convert any layer to shape file by exporting it.

  1. On the Table of content of the layers, do right click on specific layer that we want to convert.
  2. From the pop up menu, click Data > Export Data.
  3. On the dialog, rename the output file name and folder if necessary.


How do you separate polygons in ArcMap?

To split a polygon, use the Cut Polygons tool, then draw a line across the polygon. The cut operation updates the shape of the existing feature and creates one or more new features. If there is no domain assigned to a field, the attribute values are copied from the original feature to the new feature.

How do you disperse overlapping points in ArcGIS?

Use the Disperse Markers tool to scatter the point feature symbols.

  1. In ArcToolbox, navigate to Cartography Tools > Cartographic Refinement > Disperse Markers.
  2. In the Disperse Markers dialog box, specify the parameters, and click Environments.
  3. In the Environment Settings dialog box, expand the Cartography settings.

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