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> Full Name: saad > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: idv > Package Version: 6.0u1 build date:2021-11-09 20:43 UTC > Operating System: Linux > Hardware: Java: home: /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64 version: 11.0.11 > j3d:1.5.1 fcs (build6) > Description of problem: Could not create map from url: > /home/saad/Downloads/coastlines-split-4326/lines.shp > Data object "file:/home/saad/Downloads/coastlines-split-4326/lines.shp" not > compatible with "IDV maps" data family > > ****************** > Stack trace: If the shp file is corrected, you should be able to load it through the General > Files, don't do it from URL interface. Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: KGA-907347 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.