Building maps using ESRI shapefile

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I would like to combine together a couple of ESRI shapefile shared by the city of Toronto. After doing a quick search I found plenty of tutorials to use those file in programming language (R, php, python ...).

I know that fusion table kind of support them, but I am looking for other options that doesn't requiere too much coding.

convert them to .geojson/.topojson and use leaflet.js – albert Mar 20 '15 at 19:32 — albert, Mar 20 '15 at 19:32

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:57

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If you just want a simple GUI to interact with shapefiles (plot maps, see properties and do some manipulation) you can use the free/libre software QGIS. If you want more control and a programmable interface you can go with Python using libraries such as fiona and shapely. And if you want to display your shapes in the Web, I highly recommend the JavaScript library LeafLet. In this case, the preferred format to use is GeoJSON (you can convert shapefiles to GeoJSON with fiona and shapely).

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answered Dec 16 '13 at 16:01

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QGIS is an excellent resource and doesn't require coding to do basic cartography. – Amos Budde Jan 09 '14 at 20:00
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"Too much coding" is different from "no coding". – Álvaro Justen Feb 21 '14 at 07:00
you don't need to know any coding to use qgis. open it up -> open up the shapefiles -> save to whatever format you need. – albert Jun 29 '15 at 20:08

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 14 '13 at 18:37

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My favorite is cartodb. It is free and you can create wonderful visualizations.

Also, you can read this tutorial about using ESRI shapefiles in cartodb.

answered Dec 14 '13 at 18:37

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thanks - cartodb free plan is limited to 5MB while I need about 15MB :( – magdmartin Jan 04 '14 at 16:00
Keep an eye on them, because they use to announce Online courses and they provide a life-academic account for anyone to apply for free in the course. An academic account has more than 5MB. – Tasos Jan 04 '14 at 16:13

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 26 '14 at 14:18

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You can use FME Desktop (trial) for merge a couple of Esri Shapefiles. FME Safe

answered Feb 26 '14 at 14:18

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Building maps using ESRI shapefile

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