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Format

ESRI Code Page File

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Summary

Name
ESRI Code Page File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1253
Format type
Text (Unstructured)
Description
An ESRI Code Page file is an optional file that can be used to specify the code page for identifying the character set to be used, for example UTF-8. It is part of the ESRI shapefiles used in the ArcGIS software, which stores the geometric location and attribute information of geographic features. Shapefiles are a spatial data format that can work with and be edited in ArcGIS.
Note
http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Shapefile_file_extensions https://gisgeography.com/arcgis-shapefile-files-types-extensions/ https://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf
File extensions
cpg
Source
National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia

Changelog

  • Added in V96

    Release date
    21 January 2020

    ESRI Code Page File: Extension-only entry added. Submitted by National Library of Australia.