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Getting started

  • The command-line tool
  • The web app

Examples

  • Basics
  • Globe locator map
  • U.S. state map
  • New York map

Guides

  • Simplification
  • Styles and symbols
  • JavaScript expressions
  • Map projections
  • Topology and cleaning
  • Combining two layers
  • Preparing data for web maps
  • Using Mapshaper from Node.js

Formats

  • Overview
  • Shapefile
  • GeoJSON
  • TopoJSON
  • GeoPackage
  • GeoParquet
  • FlatGeobuf
  • KML / KMZ
  • CSV / TSV
  • JSON records
  • DBF
  • SVG
  • Mapshaper snapshot

Gallery

A collection of example maps made with Mapshaper. Each tile links to its own page with the recipe, the source data, and a link to open the finished map in the web app.

Globe locator map
Globe locator map
A simple locator map in the shape of a globe.
U.S. state map
U.S. state map
Simple U.S. state map with random, non-adjacent colors
New York State map
New York State map
Map of New York and surrounding states, with labels
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