# Export Scouting Notes as Shapefile

GeoPard lets you batch export scouting notes through the user interface in shapefile format.

### Option 1: Shapefile Export

You can download scouting notes from **Export** in the left-side menu: [app.geopard.tech/#/export](http://app.geopard.tech/#/export)\ <br>

![Download Scouting points via Export page](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2\&ik=53255fd02d\&attid=0.1\&permmsgid=msg-a:r3523420283203690248\&th=1919575a7ee0690b\&view=fimg\&fur=ip\&sz=s0-l75-ft\&attbid=ANGjdJ97DpJzU_jkMvtUT4BoPi8rVh-RRMv8mioLU8RoyTXggaEhowWe86gCoZKsmLKYjvW5nhZ80lwdHeKYKPVyijusvcfIZr27-4wjkg4jsoCvnqmfzn6Nx878rIo\&disp=emb\&realattid=ii_m0culs5f1)

The downloaded ZIP file contains one or more shapefiles, with one SHP per scouting layer.

<figure><img src="https://3272281156-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYICBELdyAXXebKAzfLOR%2Fuploads%2F4MvsPswIHA09qUhd4yUr%2FScreenshot%202024-08-27%20at%2021.57.49.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f8953dc9-c776-491d-81e6-ff3bef5ba8a4" alt=""><figcaption><p>Zip file: shapefile per field with scouting/sampling points</p></figcaption></figure>

The shapefile looks like this in QGIS:

<figure><img src="https://3272281156-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYICBELdyAXXebKAzfLOR%2Fuploads%2FTOwa8dDKo4MD5LAx4Qj1%2FScreenshot%202024-08-27%20at%2022.03.15.png?alt=media&#x26;token=6ecc48a5-fedd-436f-afb6-c81d0866bb86" alt=""><figcaption><p>GeoPard Scouting points downloaded and shown in QGIS</p></figcaption></figure>

### Option 2: Copy scouting point coordinates from the map control

<figure><img src="https://3272281156-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYICBELdyAXXebKAzfLOR%2Fuploads%2FEA1WQxTgsSEhHhADVhmY%2FGeoPard%20-%20copy%20coordinates%20of%20a%20location.png?alt=media&#x26;token=bd5225b7-5570-4b86-b366-80e5f52e6d80" alt=""><figcaption><p>Option2: copy coordinates of the point on the map</p></figcaption></figure>

### Option 3: API export

[Export scouting points](https://docs.geopard.tech/geopard-tutorials/api-docs/geopard-api-requests-overview/71.-mutation-generate-a-zip-archive-with-notes) via the GeoPard API.