SHP data can contain non-Latin characters.
To ensure that the decoder interprets the data using the correct character encoding,
you must place a .cpg
file next to the .shp
file.
The .cpg
file must have the same name as the .shp
file.
The .cpg
file is a plain text file that specifies the code page number.
The file can contain a code page number or the name of a character set.