Format

ESRI Arc/View Shapefile Index

Summary

Name: ESRI Arc/View Shapefile Index
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/277
Format type: GIS
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File extensions: shx
Source: Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Note: 100-byte header (file code, version), then first record offset. | Magic No. (4 bytes) | Unused (20 bytes) | File Length (4 bytes) | Version (1000 (decimal), little endian - 4 bytes) | Other - (68 bytes) | First Record No. (4 bytes) |

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: None
Byte Sequence: 0000270A0000000000000000000000000000000000000000{4}E8030000{68}00000032
Endianness: None