> 2. I think I have asked this silly question on the group before, but have
> to ask it again: what is the 'json' format, and why is it better to put the
> data out in that format than in .shp? And how does one convert from json to
> .shp?
>
>
For starters, the property names in shapefiles is limited to 8 characters :o

You can convert from geojson to shapefiles using QGIS or ogr2ogr or a bunch
of online websites https://ogre.adc4gis.com . All modern web maps work
natively with the geojson format.

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