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Getting started

  • The command-line tool
  • The web app

Guides

  • Simplification
  • JavaScript expressions
  • Projections
  • Topology and cleaning
  • Combining two layers
  • Using Mapshaper from Node.js

Formats

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

Examples

  • Basics
  • Globe
  • U.S. state map

Gallery

A collection of example maps made with Mapshaper. Each tile links to a full write-up with the recipe, the source data, and a one-click link to open the finished snapshot 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
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