ESRI Shape Format (SHP)

The ESRI Shape format is a vector format created by the Environmental System Research Institute. The SHP file can support point, multi-point, polygon, polyline and multi-patches. This file format has a much faster drawing speed and more editing capabilities than other data sources. It is supported by the ARC Explorer 2.0.

The default extension used by this format is: SHP.

This file format does not support layers, grouping objects or embedded raster objects.

LEAD supports the Vertex, Polygon and Polyline objects, but it does not support the Multi-vertex and Multi-patch.

For SHP files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.