Import Shapefile Data

Instructions for use

ArcGIS Shapefile (*.shp) is a data format unique to ArcGIS software, used for storing spatial data and attribute data, and is a commonly used vector data format. The import function supports directly importing *.shp data into the SuperMap iDesktopX datasource for use, without the need for additional data format conversion operations, improving data management efficiency.

Entry Points

  • Start tab -> Data Processing group -> Data Import -> Vector group -> ArcGIS.
  • In the workspace manager -> Datasource context menu -> Import Dataset....
  • Toolbox->Data Import->ArcGIS->Import SHP.

Operation Steps

  1. In the Start tab under the Data Processing group, click the Data Import button.
  2. In the Data Import dialog, click the Add button to pop up the Select File dialog. In this dialog, locate the *.shp data to import and open it.
  3. For the target datasource, result dataset, encoding type, import mode in result data, and parameter description of source file info, please refer to the data import common parameters description page.
    • Result Data
      • Import Null Dataset: If the dataset to be imported is empty, this checkbox must be selected to import it; otherwise, it will not be imported. If the dataset is not empty, it can be imported whether this checkbox is selected or not.
      • Import 3D Dataset: Not selected by default. If selected, both 3D and 2D data will retain their original data formats after import. If not selected, 3D data will be converted to 2D data after import.
      • Create Spatial Index: Selected by default. Selecting this parameter will create a spatial index for the dataset according to the index types supported by the dataset, which can improve the efficiency of spatial query and data access.
      • Import as multipoint data: If the selected SHP file is multipoint data, this option can be selected to set whether to import it as a multipoint dataset. Not selected by default, meaning multipoint data is imported as an ordinary point dataset. If selected, it will be imported as a multipoint dataset.
    • Transformation Parameters
      • Import Attributes: Selected by default. Selecting this parameter means importing attributes along with spatial data; otherwise, only geometry is imported without attributes.
  4. After setting the parameters, click the Import button to execute the import operation.

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