# Exporting Cityscape data & maps to use in a GIS application All data tables and nearly all of the maps on Chicago Cityscape can be downloaded and exported for use in a GIS application or online on specific websites. ## Find and download the GIS file Find a map on Chicago Cityscape. Below the map or below the map's associated data table/spreadsheet is a group of buttons. One of the buttons will say "GIS" or "GIS map". Both of these buttons will cause your web browser to download a ".geojson" file (GeoJSON is an uncompressed and open source GIS format). ![[export_buttons.png]] *Screenshot 1 showing the data download buttons below a data table. The buttons will always be below the data table, or, if there are filters, below the filters.* We also offer downloads in the KML format; click the "KML" and "Google Earth" buttons to download a ".kml" file. Select the appropriate button to download the file. ## Open the file in a GIS application The following paragraphs explain how to show the downloaded file in a web or desktop application. ### Web On the web, [geojson.io](https://geojson.io) can be used to preview small size GeoJSON files. Visit the website and drag and drop the downloaded GeoJSON file into the text area on the right half of the website. The file will be automatically uploaded and the map will recenter to show the features represented in the file. geojson.io allows the user to manipulate the data by editing feature attributes, feature shapes, and adding new and removing existing features. A new file can then be downloaded. #### Other web options - [Felt](http://felt.com) (this has a fee) ### QGIS QGIS natively reads GeoJSON files and is available free for Mac, Windows, and Linux computers ([download it](https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html)). The simplest way to visualize the file is to drag the file from your computer's file browser into the "Layers" pane. Alternatively, the GeoJSON file can be added like any other GIS file by choosing, in the menu bar, Layer>Add Layer>Add Vector Layer. ### ArcGIS ESRI's ArcGIS application requires the Data Interoperability Extension to read GeoJSON files, which is available for an additional fee. If you have this extension, [read the Iowa State University's tutorial](https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/Data-Interoperability-Extension-Import-and-Export-GeoJSON). If you don't have the extension, you can use QGIS to open and convert the GeoJSON file to another GIS format that your version of ArcGIS can read (like shapefile and GeoPackage). Alternatively, use the MyGeodata Converter website to convert the [GeoJSON file to another format](https://mygeodata.cloud/converter/geojson-to-shp). ### ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Online can also import GeoJSON files. [Follow ESRI's instructions](https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/geojson.htm). ### Google Earth Download and install [Google Earth](https://earth.google.com/web/) if you haven't already. Then, double click the KML file you downloaded from Chicago Cityscape and Google Earth will open the KML file and zoom in to the area represented in the file. # Related articles - [[Exporting to spreadsheet]]