ArcGIS问题：如何把multipoint feature 转换为point feature

近日遇到了ArcGIS中Shapefile的multipoint feature 到point feature的转换问题。

 

遇到问题：在合并两个点shp文件总是报错，查看后找到原因

关于Shapefile的multipoint feature和point feature,ESRI是如下定义的：multipoint feature **A feature that consists of**more than one point but only references one set of attributes**in the database. For example, a system of oil wells might be**considered a multipoint feature, since there is a single set of**attributes for multiple well holes.point feature A zero-dimensional**abstraction of an object; a single x,y coordinate pair that**represents a geographic feature too small to be displayed**as a line or area at that scale.

 

解决办法：使用ArcGIS的ArcToolbox里的Data Managemnt Tools--Features--Feature to Point工具转换。虽然ArcGIS帮助里没有介绍Feature to Point可以把Shapefile格式的 multipoint feature 转化为point feature功能。但这个工具的确可以转换，比较好用。

当然，使用低版本MapInfo的通用转换器转换，把MapInfo的tab格式转换为shp格式时生成的是point feature。