https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/How-to-read-shapefiles-in-SAS/m-p/775326#M22168 <P><SPAN>How does SAS read shapefiles data? &nbsp;</SPAN></P> <UL> <LI> <P class="src grammarSection" data-group="1-1">I have four map files:</P> </LI> <LI><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Phoenix_LJ_0-1634713872848.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64871iAFCCBD4DADFA4171/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Phoenix_LJ_0-1634713872848.png" alt="Phoenix_LJ_0-1634713872848.png" /></span></LI> </UL> <P class="src grammarSection" data-group="1-1">How does SAS create a map from these files!!!</P> <P class="src grammarSection highlight" data-group="1-1">Thank you in advance for your information !!!</P> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:32:33 GMT Phoenix_LJ 2021-10-20T07:32:33Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/How-to-read-shapefiles-in-SAS/m-p/775326#M22168 <P><SPAN>How does SAS read shapefiles data? &nbsp;</SPAN></P> <UL> <LI> <P class="src grammarSection" data-group="1-1">I have four map files:</P> </LI> <LI><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Phoenix_LJ_0-1634713872848.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64871iAFCCBD4DADFA4171/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Phoenix_LJ_0-1634713872848.png" alt="Phoenix_LJ_0-1634713872848.png" /></span></LI> </UL> <P class="src grammarSection" data-group="1-1">How does SAS create a map from these files!!!</P> <P class="src grammarSection highlight" data-group="1-1">Thank you in advance for your information !!!</P> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:32:33 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/How-to-read-shapefiles-in-SAS/m-p/775326#M22168 Phoenix_LJ 2021-10-20T07:32:33Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/How-to-read-shapefiles-in-SAS/m-p/775380#M22169 <A href="https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/2021/03/09/sas-graphs-for-r-programmers-maps-from-shapefiles/" target="_blank">https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/2021/03/09/sas-graphs-for-r-programmers-maps-from-shapefiles/</A><BR /><BR /><A href="https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/2018/11/29/proc-sgmap-series-plot-importing-shapefiles-and-using-proc-gproject/" target="_blank">https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/2018/11/29/proc-sgmap-series-plot-importing-shapefiles-and-using-proc-gproject/</A><BR /><BR />And calling @RobertAllison_SAS Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:16:33 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/How-to-read-shapefiles-in-SAS/m-p/775380#M22169 Ksharp 2021-10-20T12:16:33Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/How-to-read-shapefiles-in-SAS/m-p/775623#M22172 <P>Use Proc Mapimport.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Here's an example of the code - all you have to do is tell it where the .shp file is located ...</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>proc mapimport<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp;datafile='C:\temp\<STRONG>polygon.shp</STRONG>'<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp;out=my_map;<BR />run;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:07:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Graphics-Programming/How-to-read-shapefiles-in-SAS/m-p/775623#M22172 GraphGuy 2021-10-21T12:07:10Z