ShapefileDBF
ShapefileDBF refers to the attribute data file that accompanies an Esri Shapefile. The .dbf file contains the tabular attributes for each geometry feature stored in the corresponding .shp file. It uses the dBASE III+ format and is read by most GIS software. Each record in the .dbf aligns with a feature in the .shp so that attributes can be joined to geometry.
The file consists of a header and a set of fixed-length records. The header specifies the number
Field types used in shapefile .dbf include C for character, N for numeric, F for float, D
Limitations include the 10-character field name limit, a relatively small number of supported field types, and
In practice, the Shapefile .dbf is widely supported by GIS software and programming libraries, including ArcGIS,