File Extension | SHP |
Full Name | ESRI ArcView Shape Format |
File with a .SHP extension contains a 3D or 2D image stored with polygons defined by apexes, sections and surfaces. It is a vector graphic file.
File Extension | TIFF |
Full Name | Aldus Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) Bitmap Image |
File with a .TIFF extension contains high quality raster images with colour depth from 1 up to 24 bites, many layers of the image and many pages, stored with lossy or lossless compression.
File format conversion is the process of transforming a file from one format (referred to as "SHP") to another (referred to as "TIFF"). This may be necessary for various reasons. For example, SHP file may be incompatible with the software or device we want to use to open or edit it. In such cases, converting the file from format SHP to format TIFF becomes essential.
So, how can we perform SHP to TIFF file conversion? Fortunately, there are many tools and computer programs available that enable file format conversion. These tools work by reading the data from the file in format SHP and transforming it into format TIFF. This allows the preservation of the original information contained in the file, even after changing its format. Below you will find a list of SHP to TIFF converters.
If you have already downloaded one of the converters and installed it on your computer, you can proceed to the appropriate conversion process of SHP to TIFF. Handling all the programs is usually very intuitive and is based on the same pattern of conduct. We will briefly discuss a few steps that you always need to go through while changing the format of the SHP file:
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