Convert a shapefile (.shp) to xml/json

Question

I\'m working with a shapefile (.shp, .dbf, etc) and would like to convert it to xml. I\'m on a mac, and I\'m having trouble finding an application that will help me with the

Answer 1

I can also offer a very round about answer.

Put geoserver on your machine (you can download a self contained zip file)

Set up a datastore that points to your shapefile.

Set up a layer that points to your datastore

Go to the preview layers page and ask for a WFS as GML preview

Voila - an xml representation of your shapefile.