System File Type – cpg

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System File Type

cpg

Geospatial
Windows Explorer icon for the cpg file type in OneDrive folders

Overview

A shapefile code-page companion file.

Characteristics

Small text file that identifies the character encoding used by the related dBASE attribute table.

Common Uses

Helping GIS software decode non-ASCII attribute text consistently.

Compatible Programs

  • ArcGIS Pro
  • QGIS
  • GDAL

Sources

cpg Available by Year Taken/Created

cpg — Live from Microsoft

Secure, read-only view focused directly on the cpg file-type folder.