It appears that it is possible to extract the values from Digital Elevation Model map files (.dem) and place them in a point in shapefile (.shp), but this requires ESRI ArcGIS software. You can even find some walkthroughs on Internet or Youtube how to do it, so dem to shp conversion this way is possible.
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Conversion of dem file format to shp file format beta
Search for dem to shp converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert Digital Elevation Model map to ESRI ArcView shapefile.
We have found one software suitable in our database for this conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert dem to shp on Windows
ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView)
A GIS application used to work with geographic data
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from dem file | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
to shp file | No | Yes | Yes | shp editor | Yes | No | No | No |
The table with program actions contains information about what each program is capable of doing with their files. This may be a good pointer for further searches for certain file conversions and help you find the converter you are looking for if our search result is insufficient for you. However, it is far from perfect and may sometimes show results which are not really usable because of the nature of the software handles the files. So a conversion that appears as possible, just because of matched actions, may in fact not be possible.
Additional links: Open dem file, Open shp file
DEM
Files with dem extension can be found as Digital Elevation Model maps used in some mapping, surveying and navigation programs.
SHP
Files with shp extension are generally geospatial vector data files used in ESRI GIS software. Later adopted by other vendors. Should not be confused with AutoCAD shape files, different format just sharing same extension.
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