ESRI geodatabase is a particular database schema designed by ESRI for managing "layers", "versioning", "topology" and other ESRI application specific storage requirements.

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Problem looking at tables within ESRI geodatbase

I installed the most recent OSGeo4W with QGIS 1.8.0 and GDAL 1.9.2 on my Windows 7 PC. I can load an ESRI geodatabase (.gdb file) and I can get the window "Select vector layers to add". When I click ...
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Create ESRI ArcSDE Connection File (.sde) using Python/ArcPy at the ArcView license level?

Is there an alternative way to create ArcSDE connections in ArcGIS 10.0 using Python at the ArcView license level? I need to create 4 separate connection files for a MXD SDE data source re-point tool. ...
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How to get WKT from SHAPE column in the ArcSDE geodatabase?

I have an ArcSDE geodatabase running on top of SQL Server 2008. A table for a feature layer was added from ArcCatalog. The SHAPE column is a type of int which was automatically converted from ...
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How to edit a given version of geodatabase?

I have a versioned geodatabase. Any of that versions are used only by one user. So then user called "XXX" has a version called "XXX". So then now I want to make a changes on given version, but when I ...
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IFeatureWorkspace.CreateFeatureClass() error

I am trying to read a csv file straight into a set of new feature classes within a new file geodatabase, but I am getting the following stack trace when it fails: Attempted to read or write ...
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Identify parcels that have two types of land use

I have two polygon layers in a geodatabase. One layer is land parcels. The other layer is land use. I want to identify the six largest parcels that contain both "upland forests" and "wetlands" (i.e. ...
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creating unique ID-s for my file geodatabase

I use ArcEditor licence level, ArcGIS 10.0 version, and we're talking about a file geodatabase. I have several feature classes (electric energy domain) and I want to connect them using relationship ...
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What is the best way to host a GeoDatabase on an ArcGISServer?

I have a simple Geodatabase in access format. I'd really like to host this database on an ArcGIS server through one of their services. The idea is that my users would be able to connect to this ...
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How to export 1.5 million records from File Geodatabase to Microsoft Access table

I have a table that I want to export from arcmap that has around 1.5 million records. I need to import it into access. Now every time I have tried to export it into a format that access will read, ...
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How to prepare domain on multifeature using Arcmap?

I am using in Personal Geodatabase. I want to prepare more than one field domain setting.
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How to list Feature Classes of Multiple geodatabase in Multiple Folder?

I'm new in python scripting and try to list polyline feature classes of multiple Geodatabases. The Geodatabases are in many nested folders.For example in folder "A" I have 20 folders and in each ...
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Register as versioned with move edits to base - when not to?

What limitations do I get, when I chose to register as versioned with the option to move edits to base?
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Can we create relationship classes based on a geometric network?

I have a point Feature Class and a polyline Feature class which I connected in a geometric network. I also need to connect them logically. In my theoretical model, an edge is defined by the two points ...
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The correct definition of ESRI geodatabase

Iet's see if i can explain my question correctly. As the title says I'm looking for an definition of the databasetype that you create in ArcCatalog, file geodatabase and personal geodatabase. The ...
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How to run “sdetable register” command in SQL Server?

I was planning to run "sdetable register" command to register a particular field as OID for an non-spatial table already created in a SDE database. I am with SQL Server 2008 R2. I tried to run the ...
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How to project ECW with FME?

I would like to project ECW + MITAB with FME to Geodatabase. For example, i have the header MiTab: !table !version 300 !charset WindowsLatin1 Definition Table File "7007_0652_0656_A08.ecw" ...
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Cannot input new data into FeatureDataForm

I am wanting to update the fields on my server using a FeatureDataForm. I have followed the documentation, but it still does not work. It also does not have the buttons in the form that say 'OK' and ...
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Adding, Updating, and Deleting information from arcGIS Server

I am new to ESRI and GIS. I am starting to get into using client data. I have created maps and put them to the server using arcMap and arcGIS for Server. I need to know how easily I can access these ...
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Where is the File Geodatabase Raster Dataset file stored?

I have a esri file geodatabase with a raster dataset. How can I find out which physical file the dataset is referring to? (I am retrieving the file geodatabase through the internet. It all seems to ...
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How to join a File Geodatabase table with only one record of Feature Class

I've a Geodatabase containing a Featureclass and some File Geodatabase Tables. Each File Geodatabase Table is actully about the only one record of a featurClass. Can We Join these File Geodatabase ...
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Convert Oracle schema to GeoDatabase using Direct Connect only

Either this is a gap in the documentation or I'm really missing something! I know that I can direct connect to an SDE GeoDatabase without needing ArcSDE to be installed on the database server, but I ...
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Dealing with tables in ArcMap

I had create a table and line feature class in ArcCatalog. i want to deal with those tables in ArcMap. Read Add Delete Update how could i do that?
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Truncate arbitrary File Geodatabase tables in FME

I have one FGDB with over 30 tables. Also have few WB and they write data to output tables in FGDB, but each of WB write data to different tables but still at the same FGDB. Output tables are being ...
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Split a Quad to 1:7,500 Question

Here I have 1:24,000k quads. I know how to use the word split toolbox. What I would like to split 24,000K to 1:7,500 or 6,000k. Is there a way around for me to do that ? For example,, if you have one ...
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How to Create and Rotate Raster Dataset using ArcObjects?

I'm following the "How to create a raster dataset" tutorial: http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//000100000464000000 The questions are: 1) How can I create ...
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How to merge several tables/feature classes into single geodatabase object in ArcObejcts?

My project is ArcGis extension, which uses a specific set of tables and feature classes. I want that this structure to behave like single geodatabase object, so user cannot delete part of it's schema. ...
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How to import/copy geodatabase schema from multiple tables to a single table

I have an existing ArcGIS 10 geodatabase which has a complicated schema containing multiple tables and joins, and I wish to simplify this for faster web delivery. For example, Featureclass1 is ...
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How do I start to debug COM error “HRESULT E_FAIL” for TableToGeodatabase geoprocessing tool?

I've got some code that creates a table using OLEDB connections to an access table. I want to convert this table to a Geodatabase table, so I ask a question How do I convert an access table to a ...
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Why my 'add basemap' data seems taking too long to upload the maps in ArcGIS? [closed]

Can i know the easiest way or any other way to upload Big maps hybrid from add basemap in ARcGIS 10? because it seems taking quite a long time to upload the map like around more than 1 hour and still ...
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How to convert int type OBJECTID to ObjectID type recognised by ArcSDE?

I have an ordinary table with OBJECTID column (type of int) in a MS SQL Server 2008 R2 instance. I need to store it in an ArcSDE geodatabase instance running on top of the SQL Server. The thing is how ...
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fail to create relationship class

I am trying to make a relationship class between two tables, but I get this message at the end: " Failed to create the specified relationship class". Can you tell me why? Thanks, Ligia Sorry I ...
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Add Spatial Database Connection fails

Has anyone else come across this problem? I created a Database Server (SQL Express 2008.) I created a "New GeoDatabase..." I double-click on "Add Spatial Database Connection." I fill out the dialog ...
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Converting Microsoft Visio 2007 .vsd file to xml workspace document (without the macro)

I was just editing my geodatabase schema in Microsoft Visio and noticed that it is the new 2007 version, rather than 2003 which had a handy export tool, therefore I downloaded the ESRIExportToXML ...
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Moving data from columns in a table to rows by a key field?

I would like to shift data found in a column to a row by Key field. I have a table, within a geodatabase, set up similar to what's below. KEY_ Value 123 Yellow 123 Blue 456 Red 456 ...
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Problem reprojecting data from personal geodatabase using QGIS

I have a dataset in the form of a personal geodatabase (mdb) and am interested in using certain feature classes for further processing. My problem is - I am using USGS data orthoimagery which comes ...
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FME Feature Type with Python

Here, the python for create a list of feature type but.... import sys from pyfme import * try: log=FMELogfile("shapeToTAB.log") log.log("Opening reader",FME_INFORM) ...
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VB code for automatic refresh in arcmap with timer?

We have a shapefile of electrial network.The SCADA data of the electrical network is stored in oracle 10g express edition.We have to link oracle table with the arcmap and automatically refresh the map ...
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Accessing PAT,NAT of coverages using arcobjects

I want to access the polygon attribute table (PAT) and node attribute table (NAT) of an arcgis coverage using arcobjects VBA, is this possible?
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Where should the data update date be entered into the FGDC metadata form (esri)?

if you've edited data recently (a gdb feature class), either spatial or tabular, and you want to capture the "update date" and possibly a note about what was updated, without overwriting the ...
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mosaic raster to file geodatabase yields missing raster sections

Since upgrading to ArcGIS 10.1 (SP 1) from 10.0, I've been encountering an issue when running the arcpy.MosaicToNewRaster_management() tool with output to a file geodatabase. I'm principally working ...
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Pdf layers to Geodatabase

We had a drawing as a PDF , with Geolocation and layer information available. We tried to export that as an Xml ( current tree) option in Adode reader and tried to import it in a new File geodatabase. ...
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ArcGIS 10.1 SDE database schema other than SDE or DBO

Just wondering if it's possible to apply a schema other than SDE or DBO to SDE feature or raster tables stored in an enterprise database on MS SQL Server 2008 R2. I have got a new customise schema ...
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How can I import data from an Oracle datapump into an empty Oracle SDE Geodatabase?

I have a SDE Geodatabase that contains empty layers created using ArcCatalog. I'd like to import data into those layers from a datapump of an Oracle database that has the same structure as the empty ...
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How do I link an existing install of GDAL to FileGDB in Linux?

The distribution I use (CentOS) only has GDAL 1.8 available through elgis. I've downloaded the FileGDB API from ESRI and I'd like to be able to link it after an install. How can I do this?
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How do I prevent Arcmap from verifying SQL expressions when using a plugin dataset?

I've written a plugin workspace for ArcGIS. I'm able to compose a where clause containing syntax that my implementation of IPluginDatasetHelper understands, assign it to IQueryFilter.Whereclause, and ...
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ogr2ogr Convert to FileGeoDatabase FGDB_BULK_LOAD YES makes no difference

I am trying to export a lot of data from a PostGIS database to a FileGeoDatabase. The command I used to use was ogr2ogr -progress -append -f "FileGDB" -gt 66536 -sql "SELECT * FROM line" ...
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Automatic attribution of one layer from another based on spatial relationship?

I have two layers with a 1:many relationship. Working within ArcMap, I'd like to have that relationship somehow formalized so that when I add a new feature to the child layer, it automatically gets ...
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Clipping .mdb in place and schema locks

I have an .mdb with a feature class that I want to clip in place - that is, I want to clip it with another polygon, and then store the results back in the original .mdb. I am doing this with arcpy. My ...
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How to import ESRI geodatabase into QGis? (GIS beginner's question…) [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to get “.GDB” (Esri File Geodatabase) support in Quantum GIS (osgeo4w - qgis) First, I would like to apologize as I know that this topic has already got a lot of ...
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Replicate ESRI ArcSDE Geodatabases in Google Earth Enterprise Fusion

Can we setup an automatic replication of an ArcSDE geodatabase into a Google Earth Enterprise Fusion periodically - weekly/monthly? The replication needs to be performed one way - from ArcSDE to ...