Index: DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/DamClientsLibrary/Deltares.Maps/ShapeFileReader.cs
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diff -u -r4813 -r4850
--- DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/DamClientsLibrary/Deltares.Maps/ShapeFileReader.cs	(.../ShapeFileReader.cs)	(revision 4813)
+++ DamClients/DamUI/trunk/src/DamClientsLibrary/Deltares.Maps/ShapeFileReader.cs	(.../ShapeFileReader.cs)	(revision 4850)
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@
     public override IEnumerable<IFeature> Read()
     {
         System.Text.Encoding.RegisterProvider(System.Text.CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);
+        
+        var shapefileReaderOptions = new ShapefileReaderOptions
+        {
+            GeometryBuilderMode = GeometryBuilderMode.IgnoreInvalidShapes
+        };
+        NetTopologySuite.Features.Feature[] innerFeatures = Shapefile.ReadAllFeatures(File.FullPath, shapefileReaderOptions);
 
-        NetTopologySuite.Features.Feature[] innerFeatures = Shapefile.ReadAllFeatures(File.FullPath);
-
         IList<IFeature> features = new List<IFeature>();
 
         foreach (NetTopologySuite.Features.Feature innerFeature in innerFeatures)