Exporting a plan to a shapefile

Esri Redistricting Online lets you export redistricting plans to a shapefile. A shapefile is a vector data storage format for storing the location, shape, and attributes of geographic features, such as redistricting boundary lines. A shapefile is stored in a set of related files and contains one feature class.

When you export to a shapefile from Esri Redistricting Online, a *.zip directory is created that contains all related files that support the shapefile. Once the *.zip package is saved locally, you will need to extract the contents to view the shapefile.

The application also supports exporting the redistricting plan to a fixed text format for use in applications such as the US Department of Justice (DOJ) or Esri's Districting Extension applications. See Exporting a plan to a fixed text format for more information.

Steps:

1. On the File ribbon, click Export.
2. Click Shapefile.

   The Select location for download dialog box appears.

3. Navigate to the location to store the *.zip shapefile package.
4. Enter a name for the *.zip package.
   Note:

   If you modify the default file name, ensure you add .zip to the end (for example, Export.zip).

5. Click Save.

   The *.zip package is saved locally to the desired location.

6. Using the Windows workflow, extract all contents of the *.zip package. For example, right-click the *.zip package and click Extract All.

   The *.zip package contains all files that support the shapefile. You can open an application, such as Esri's ArcMap, that supports shapefiles and view the *.shp file.