> 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. -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
