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hypertext/php5\_shapefile\_parser
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geometry class, shape, kml, wkt

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\#Shapefile Parser

This class allows for the extraction of data from a ESRI shapefile. The class is early in development and thus likely to be in flux.

Functions
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[](#functions)

- *load* - Takes a .shp file path, loads data into class.
- *headerInfo* - Returns header info from loaded .shp file.
- *getShapeData* - Returns an array of geo data from .shp data in WKT format.

Goals
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[](#goals)

- Read both plain .shp files and archives with associated .shp data.
- When reading an archive, also pull in meta information from data.
- Lower memory footprint.
- Better documentation.

###  Health Score

19

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LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

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