Chapter 48: The MAPIMPORT Procedure

Overview

The MAPIMPORT procedure enables you to import ESRI shapefiles (spatial data formats) and process the SHP files into SAS/GRAPH traditional map data sets. See About Traditional Data Sets on page 999 for more information. The shapefiles file types are described in the following table:

Table 48.1: Shapefiles File Types

File Extension	Description
.dbf	identification information (field-identifier names and values) assigned to specific polygon(s)
.shx	shape information for the polygon(s) that compose the map. Note: These files are used with .shp files and cannot be imported by themselves .
.shp	combines the shape information for the polygon(s) that compose the map and the identification information (field-identifier names and values) assigned to the specific polygon(s)