Exporting to ESRI Shape Files

Shape files are a format developed by ESRI and used in ArcInfo and other GIS packages.

see also Shape File Import/Export Options  Importing ESRI Shape Files

Point Set 1 to Points - Saves the currently loaded Point Set (Point Set 1) to a ESRI (ArcInfo) Shape file (.shp) in the point format.

Waypoints to Points - Saves the currently loaded Waypoints to a ESRI (ArcInfo) Shape file (.shp) in the point format.

Tracks to Polylines - Saves the currently loaded Track (Track 1) to a ESRI (ArcInfo) Shape file (.shp) in the polyline format.

Notes

During the export process the following must be specified :

• The format of the positions as you want them stored in the shape file must be specified. The position formats supported are Lat/Lon, UTM, Albers projection ,the New Zealand grid and the Swedish grid.
• If specifying UTM as the position format then the UTM Zone must be specified.
• The datum used for the positions must be specified.

The DBF file created has the following fields

For exporting OziExplorer Waypoints as points

• Lat - the y position, usually latitude
• Lon - the x position, usually longitude
• Name - the name of the waypoint in the record (if known)
• Aux1 - Date and Time of the taypoint
• Aux2 - not used
• Aux3 - Altitude of the waypoint
• Longname

For exporting OziExplorer Points as points

• Lat - the y position, usually latitude
• Lon - the x position, usually longitude
• Name - the name of the point truncated to 17 characters
• Aux1 - Description 1
• Aux2 - Description 2
• Aux3 - Description 3
• Longname - the full name of the point

For exporting OziExplorer Tracks as polylines

• Tracknum - The OziExplorer track number
• Sectionnum - The section number of the track
• Trackname - The name of the track
• Aux1 - not used