Generating Reports Using Shapefiles

Steps

1. Open QGIS and use the Select Feature tool from the top ribbon to highlight the features you want to export.

2. Right-click your layer in the Layers Panel and choose Export → Save Selected Features As...

3. In the export dialog, apply the following settings:

Setting	Value
Format	Esri Shapefile
Filename	Your chosen file name
CRS	EPSG:4326
Geometry Type	Polygon
Include Z dimension	No

4. Select all 6 exported files (.shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj, .cpg, .qmd), right-click, and choose Compress / Zip (Mac) or Send to → Compressed (zipped) folder (Windows).

5. Open SchemeFlow and drag and drop your .zip file into the shapefile upload zone.



Or, if you have already draw a site boundary, it can be edited with the cog Icon.

Common Errors to Check

• Your Shapefile is zipped
• Right click, zip (on Windows) or compress (on Mac)

• You're not trying to upload a PDF or DWG file.
• We called it "Shapefile upload" for a reason 😉

• You're only including the site boundary polyline

• You're only exporting 2D polylines
• Exports from CAD often default to 3D polylines

• Your coordinate system is EPSG:4326 / WGS84
• Unless your site is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, this is a coordinate system error.