How to read shapefiles in SAS

[Phoenix_LJ]

How does SAS read shapefiles data?  

• I have four map files:

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How does SAS create a map from these files!!!

Thank you in advance for your information !!!

[Ksharp · Accepted solution]

https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/2021/03/09/sas-graphs-for-r-programmers-maps-from-...

https://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/2018/11/29/proc-sgmap-series-plot-importing-shapef...

And calling @RobertAllison_SAS

[GraphGuy]

Use Proc Mapimport.

Here's an example of the code - all you have to do is tell it where the .shp file is located ...

proc mapimport
   datafile='C:\temp\polygon.shp'
   out=my_map;
run;