Format Plugin for ESRI Shape Files

This format plugin allows Drill to read ESRI Shape files. You can read about the shapefile format here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile.

Configuration Options

Other than the file extensions, there are no configuration options for this plugin. To use, simply add the following to your configuration:

    "shp": {
      "type": "shp",
      "extensions": [
        "shp"
      ]
    }

Usage Notes:

This plugin will return the following fields:

• gid: Integer
• srid: Integer
• shapeType: String
• name: Plain text
• geom: A geometric point or path. This field is returned as a VARBINARY.

This plugin is best used with the suite of GIS functions in Drill which include the following: