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steps from huge shape file to topo json:
topojson -q 1e3 --id-property ELECT_DIV national-esri-16122011/COM20111216_ELB_region.shp -o aussieMapTopoFromShp.json
/* -q 1e3 */ //This is the quality/simplification property, the lower the number the lower the quality
/* --id-property ELECT_DIV */ //This copies over the ELECT_DIV property from the shape file to the topoJSON file
//national-esri-16122011/COM20111216_ELB_region.shp //This is the input shape file
// -o //Output flag (put this before specifying the output file)
//aussieMapTopoFromShp.json //This is the output topo json file
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