How does Qlik GeoAnalytics handle Shape (SHP) files?

[Bjorn_Wedbratt]

Is it possible to load Shape (SHP) files into Qlik using Qlik GeoAnalytics and if so is any conversion required?

Environment:

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows, all versions
Qlik GeoAnalytics / GeoAnalytics+ , all versions
 

Resolution

Shape (SHP) files can either be loaded from a local file using Qlik GeoAnalytic+ or through an URL using Qlik GeoAnalytics Connector.
 

Prerequisites

• A shapefile (see attached for example) in zipped format containing the .shp, file
• Qlik GeoAnalytics Plus installed

Example Qlik Sense

1. Copy the zipped shapefile attached to this article to any location (C:\tmp\CHE_Adm3.zip in this example)

Make sure the downloaded zip file is unblocked and accessible to the service account (if running Qlik Sense Enterprise)
 

2. Launch Qlik Sense, select Create new app and name the app. Press Create and Open app

3. Go to Data load editor and Create new connection

4. Select Qlik GeoAnalytics Connector

5. In the drop-down make sure to select GeoAnalytics Plus and give the connection a meaningful name

6. Press Test Connection to verify the connection and then Save

7. Press Select data 

 8. Set the following:

• Operation: Simplify (in this example the geometry will be simplified during load)
• Resolution: Auto
• Name: Myshape
• Type: File based geo dataset
• URL: file:///<path to zip file> (in this example, file:///c:\tmp\CHE_Adm3.zip)
• File Type: ESRI shape file
• CRS: EPSG:4326* (this can be found by loading the shapefile into QGis or similar tools)

 9. Press Next, and in the Select data to load check the tables Dataset_simplified as well as Dataset 

10. Press Insert script to insert the script into the Data load editor

11. Press Load data to fetch the data into the data model

12. Once data has been loaded into the data model, create a new GeoAnalytics Map object and a GeoAnalytics Area Layer in a new sheet

13. Click Add dimension on the GeoAlaytics Area Layer and select the field Dataset_Simplified_Geometry 

14. Verify the shapefile is shown correctly on the map

Note that there may be occasional issues with SHP file quality and the use of differing Coordinates Reference Systems.
 

[SwapneelGolapkar]

Thanks @Bjorn_Wedbratt for all the details.

We were able to create connection using your article.

Only one thing missing seems - Java path update.

we struggled due to this, may be because of Java versions on our system.

We would recommend users to update the Java path in environment variables - so as to over come the connection issue. 

[JuMacedo]

I see that this process seems to go smoothly if one uses GeoAnalitycs...but any tips how to deal with it using GeoOperatoins? 
Is there a way to transform the shape_leng, shape_area and Geometry into Latitude and longitude so it can be visualized?

[Sonja_Bauernfeind]

Hello @JuMacedo 

Please post about your query in detail in the Qlik GeoAnalytics forum, where our active users and support agents can better assist you.

All the best,
Sonja