diff --git a/src/models/layerMetadata/decorators/shp.decorator.ts b/src/models/layerMetadata/decorators/shp.decorator.ts
index 1323023..0496690 100644
--- a/src/models/layerMetadata/decorators/shp.decorator.ts
+++ b/src/models/layerMetadata/decorators/shp.decorator.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@ import { LayerMetadata } from '../index';
 
 const shpMappingMetadataKey = Symbol('shpmapping');
 
+export enum TsTypes {
+  STRING = 'string',
+  BOOLEAN = 'boolean',
+  DATE = 'Date',
+  NUMBER = 'number',
+  OBJECT = 'object',
+}
+
 export interface IShpMapping {
   shpFile: ShapeFileType;
   valuePath: string;
+  mappingType: TsTypes;
 }
 
 export enum ShapeFileType {
diff --git a/src/models/layerMetadata/index.ts b/src/models/layerMetadata/index.ts
index ce3e82b..2f64f24 100644
--- a/src/models/layerMetadata/index.ts
+++ b/src/models/layerMetadata/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export * from './layerMetadata';
 export * from './layerMetadata-StatusFields';
 
-export { IShpMapping, ShapeFileType } from './decorators/shp.decorator';
+export { IShpMapping, ShapeFileType, TsTypes } from './decorators/shp.decorator';
 export { IPYCSWMapping } from './decorators/csw.decorator';
diff --git a/src/models/layerMetadata/layerMetadata.ts b/src/models/layerMetadata/layerMetadata.ts
index 41a3467..2e99b0d 100644
--- a/src/models/layerMetadata/layerMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/models/layerMetadata/layerMetadata.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { GeoJSON } from 'geojson';
 import { getPyCSWMapping, IPYCSWMapping, pycsw } from './decorators/csw.decorator';
-import { getShpMapping, IShpMapping, ShapeFileType, shpMapping } from './decorators/shp.decorator';
+import { getShpMapping, IShpMapping, ShapeFileType, shpMapping, TsTypes } from './decorators/shp.decorator';
 import { getCatalogDBMapping, ICatalogDBMapping, catalogDB } from './decorators/catalogDB.decorator';
 
 export interface ILayerMetadata {
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.Source',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.STRING,
   })
   public source?: string = undefined;
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.SourceName',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.STRING,
   })
   public sourceName?: string = undefined;
 
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.UpdateDate',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.DATE,
   })
   public updateDate?: Date = undefined;
 
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.Resolution',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.NUMBER,
   })
   public resolution?: number = undefined;
 
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.Ep90',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.NUMBER,
   })
   public ep90?: number = undefined;
 
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.SensorType',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.STRING,
   })
   public sensorType?: SensorType = undefined;
 
@@ -191,6 +197,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.Rms',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.NUMBER,
   })
   public rms?: number = undefined;
 
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.Scale',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.STRING,
   })
   public scale?: string = undefined;
 
@@ -237,6 +245,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].properties.Dsc',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.STRING,
   })
   public dsc?: string = undefined;
 
@@ -260,6 +269,7 @@ export class LayerMetadata implements ILayerMetadata {
   @shpMapping({
     shpFile: ShapeFileType.SHAPE_METADATA,
     valuePath: 'features[0].geometry',
+    mappingType: TsTypes.OBJECT,
   })
   public geometry?: GeoJSON = undefined;
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/layerMetadata.spec.ts b/tests/unit/layerMetadata.spec.ts
index d963934..a2eaa60 100644
--- a/tests/unit/layerMetadata.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/layerMetadata.spec.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe('LayerMetadata class static methods', () => {
 
     expect(shpMapping).toHaveProperty('shpFile');
     expect(shpMapping).toHaveProperty('valuePath');
+    expect(shpMapping).toHaveProperty('mappingType');
   });
 
   it('getShpMapping(): NOT mapped to SHAPE prop', () => {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ describe('LayerMetadata class static methods', () => {
     expect(shpMappings[0]).toHaveProperty('prop');
     expect(shpMappings[0]).toHaveProperty('shpFile');
     expect(shpMappings[0]).toHaveProperty('valuePath');
+    expect(shpMappings[0]).toHaveProperty('mappingType');
   });
 
   it('getCatalogDbMapping(): mapped to DATABASE prop', () => {