ShapeLib is a C library for development of applications to read/write ESRI ShapeFiles. It’s used by many FOSS-GIS projects and at its website you can also find bindings for Perl, Python, Ruby, Delphi, Tcl, .NET and PHP. ShapeLib package also include some nice tools for Shapefile handling. These tools are simple and powerfull command line gadgets that output messages at the console or generate new shapefiles.
This page is an updated version of “ShapeLib Tools – User Guide” created in 2004.
(click here to read it)
Hi Liza, sorry the very late feedback!
Because the original one ( http://shapelib.maptools.org/shapelib-tools.html ) still lack some update ( http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1694 )
So, I posted here and also a portuguese updated version at http://www.webmapit.com.br/wiki/index.php/Utilit%C3%A1rios_ShapeLib_-_Guia_do_usu%C3%A1rio
Comment by Eduardo Kanegae — July 25, 2009 @ 2:53 am
I can tell that this is not the first time at all that you mention this topic. Why have you decided to write about it again?
Comment by Liza — April 22, 2009 @ 3:54 am
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