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Hello, I have a .shp file of the country Ireland. This is the file I read the file into matlab using the code: S = shaperead('Ireland.shp') My question is how can I view the map? I would appreciate it if anybody had the time to show me. Also, is it possible to overlay GPS data on a file of this type?
Expert Answer
John Michell
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Answered Nov 20, 2025
doc mapshow
It can be as simple as:
S = shaperead(filename); mapshow(S);
As long as you have latitude and longitude, you can plot pretty much anything
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