GeoFile Writer

This node writes the data in the format of Shapefile, GeoJSON, or GeoParquet. Examples of standard local file paths are C:\KNIMEworkspace\test.shp for Windows and /KNIMEworkspace/test.geojson for Linux.

The file extension e.g. .shp, .geojson, or .parquet is appended automatically depending on the selected file format if not specified.

The node is based on the GeoPandas project and uses the following related information and functions:

Options

Geometry column

Select the geometry column for Geodata.

Output file path

The file path for writing data. The file extension e.g. .shp, .geojson, or .parquet is appended automatically depending on the selected file format if not specified.

If exists:

Specify the behavior of the node in case the output file already exists.

Available options:

  • Fail: Will issue an error during the node's execution (to prevent unintentional overwrite).
  • Overwrite: Will replace any existing file.
Output file format

The file format to use.

File compression

The name of the compression to use or none.

Available options:

  • None: Does not use any compression at all.
  • Brotli: Successor to gzip with better compression. For more details see here.
  • gzip: Widely used and supported compression format. For more details see here.
  • Snappy: Compression format aiming for very high speed and reasonable compression. For more details see here.

Input Ports

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Geodata from the input portal.

Output Ports

This node has no output ports

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension Geospatial Analytics Extension for KNIME from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.2

A zipped version of the software site can be downloaded here.

Plugin provider: SDL, Harvard, Cambridge US
Plugin version: 1.3.2.202508291419
On NodePit since: 2023-12-06
Last update: 2026-01-01
KNIME versions: From v5.2 to v5.2

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