Questions tagged [esri-geodatabase]
Esri geodatabase is a database schema designed by ESRI for managing feature classes, versioning, topology, networks, terrains and other Esri application specific storage requirements.
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QGIS saving analysis output as Postgis table
i am using QGIS and Postgis together. I can load data in Postgis and than i import it to QGIS. But i am trying to save an analysis output (example: buffer analysis, voronoi polygon or SEXTANTE ...
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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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How to solve error 'coordinate exceeds the valid coordinate' in ArcGIS? [closed]
All of the layers in map document are in wgs84. I am getting an error message in the ArcGIS server log for one specific layer (see below). I ran the analyze tool from the Map Service Publishing option ...
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Feature Class Extents Changed After Import
I have been tasked with editing the attributes and fixing geometry of a feature class in a shared geodatabase. The feature class is not in a feature dataset. I decided to export the feature class ...
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Plugin Workspace: when to close an OleDbDataReader?
I'm developing a plugin workspace for ArcGIS. Internally, the plugin uses an OleDBconnection. All of the sample code I see seems to stress the importance of closing and disposing the connection.
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Which type of file geodatabase format to use in FME?
What is the practical difference between the fgdb API format and fdgb ArcObjects in FME? When to use each of them in FME?
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Domains can only be delete or modified by the owner?
Arcmap States that "When a new domain is created, the owner of that domain—that is, the user who created it—is recorded. Only the owner of an attribute domain can delete or modify it."
So say for ...
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Getting empty gdb using ArcPy?
I have one gdb with lots of layer (~500) and to receive empty gdb I delete all records from layers. I Use deleterows / TruncateTable but for one layers take about 1-3 minutes.
Is there a faster way ...
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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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Summarised Inside Join with Attribute Criteria using ArcGIS Desktop?
I have a situation in which I need to find how many points lie within a polygon, this would be quite simple with a summarized inside join from points to polygons except for the fact that the points ...
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Why does ESRI Geodatabase Replica "Schema Compare" not identify changes?
I've made some schema changes (new fields to existing FCs), and would like to replicate the changes to the child.
While importing schema to the child database (which is the destination for a one-...
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Importing existing data model into geodatabase [closed]
How can I integrate an existing ArcGIS datamodel like Arc Marine into my geodatabase? I don't have schematics in my ArcGIS 9.3.1.
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How to load mdb geodatabases in QGIS for MAC?
I've been unsuccessfully looking for a way to add data from a .mdb geodatabase into QGIS for mac.
Using the add vector layer, .mdb is not available in the filetypes, and in the database connection I ...
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To Use or Not to Use Relationship Classes?
I am building a government database from a massive amount of data. Now I am following the standard approach of the ESRI Local Government Data Model, but modified to fits the needs and wants of a ...
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How to apply schema changes on Esri geodatabase two-way replica set?
I have an Esri geodatabase two-way replica set. I need to update the schema on both databases in the replica set. Esri describes doing this using ArcGIS schema tools (compare/export/import replica ...
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Symbology levels are ignored in ArcGIS 10
I have a problem migrating from a ArgGIS 9.3 to a 10 geodatabase (both sde and file gdb). The symbology levels stored in the 9.3 database are not transferred.
When migrated to ArcGIS 10.0, ...
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Can you create feature classes with the same name in different feature dataset
I've searched but can't seem to find any info on this which is surprising as this should be an easy one to answer.
I'm using ArcGIS 9.3 and trying to create a feature class called 'cadastre' in ...
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Change Which FeatureClass a RelationshipClass Points at
When you use ArcGIS' Project tool it creates a new featureclass. This is awesome, unless the featureclass you projected had been related to twenty-some tables. All of those relationships still point ...
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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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Unable to delete .lock files within geodatabase using Python
I am having problems with lock files while deleting and copying geodatabases for backup purposes.
print "Now backing up your Geodatabase"
distutils.dir_util.remove_tree (r"\\Msukserver\gis\...
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How to split Relationship Class privileges between different users while maintaining referential integrity?
I am using a relationship class to maintain a one-to-many relationship between material sites (under Engineering's purview) and the material sites' sample status and content (under Materials' purview)....
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Checking if domain contains particular coded value using ArcPy?
How can I check if a domain contains a particular coded value?
How to check if domain already exists? shows how to verify whether a domain exists in a geodatabase.
However, I can't see how to check ...
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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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What is the ArcGIS equivalent to WEED tolerance?
Example:
User is digitising new (line, poly) features and accidentally adds additional vertices within very small distance of previous vertex, resulting in redundant vertices. I want to prevent this ...
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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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Why can't I see all records in my personal GDB in QGIS?
I am running QGIS 1.8. I have a layer from an ESRI Personal GDB. There are 431 features in the layer. When you load the layer into QGIS, and look at the Metadata properties, it shows the number of ...
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Storing and managing spatial data? [duplicate]
I have always been curious how other folks are storing their spatial data.
Outside of an enterprise environment where much data is stored in enterprise geodatabases, is it better to store data per ...
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ArcGIS fails to import all records from huge CSV file to file geodatabase table despite being within FGDB table size limits
I'm using ArcGIS 10.0 on Windows 7 64-bit with 4GB of RAM.
I have some very large tables in CSV format to import to ArcGIS, they all have about 30 fields, upwards of 5 million records per table (a ...
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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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Where is connection file used to connect ArcMap to ArcSDE?
In ArcMap 10.0, how do I find where the connection file is that is being used to connect to ArcSDE 10 on Sql Server 2008?
Some non administrative users are hooking up to SDE as the user 'sde' with db ...
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How is IValidate.GetInvalidRules supposed to work?
we are currently trying to programmatically validate features against geodatabase-defined rules. This includes attribute rules as well as connectivity and relationship rules.
We have consulted the ...
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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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Using ArcObjects, how to convert an Access table into a proper geodatabase table?
I have inherited an ArcGIS application that creates a number of access database tables. I'd like to use ArcObjects to convert them to proper geodatabase tables, which I understand to mean simply ...
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String format for geodatabases in ArcPy scripts
Several ArcPy functions take strings as geodatabase identifiers. I've looked through the ESRI docs, but can't find a good reference for the various acceptable formats. I'm looking for examples of ...
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Reordering fields (permanently) in file geodatabase using ArcGIS Desktop?
Using ArcGIS 10.0, is it possible to reorder the fields in a file geodatabase, and have the order persisted to the database?
We considered exporting to XML, and writing a parser to change the field ...
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Use Esri PersonalGeodatabase layers in OpenLayers
I would like to know if it is possible to open a Personal Geodatabase of Esri with OpenLayers with FileGDB_API_VS2010_1_2
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MapServer ESRI personal geodabase.mdb
I'm trying to read ESRI personal geodabase.mdb through OGR. I have my driver "PGeo" but when I write
ogrinfo INFLOR090812.mdb
I have this bug:
ERROR 1: Unable to initialize ODBC connection to ...
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Are these 9.2 CASE tools instructions still valid using ArcGIS 10.1?
The Using CASE tools in ArcGIS 10 document links to some older documentation at Building geodatabases with case tools, which specifically mentions ArcGIS 9.2 throughout.
Are these instructions still ...
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One-way ArcGIS replication copying __ATTACH tables instead of base tables
I'm trying to get one-way replication working in ESRI ArcGIS 10. Here's a quick summary of the steps I followed:
Open map in ArcMap with the relevant data layers I want to replicate
Choose Create ...
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How to open a file geodatabase with tables and relationships in QGIS?
How can I open or connect to an ESRI file geodatabase in QGIS? I don't want to only see the features (shapes), I want to make sure that tables and relationships are opened correctly, too.
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Append feature layer from one personal geodatabase to another using .Net
I currently have a client that still uses personal geodatabases (Access files). I currently have to open up ArcCatalog and manually append any FeatureLayers that are contained in the original personal ...
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Problem with Coordinate Tolerances when I export my .shp files to .mdb
When I export my shapefile to a personal geodatabase using ArcMap, the result is not the same as the original database. I do not know how to solve this problem.
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How to prepare domain on multifeature using Arcmap?
I am using a Personal Geodatabase. How do I set up domains on multiple fields?
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How do you organize your geodata?
A geodatabase doesn't provide much flexibility in organizing your data hierarchically. All feature sets live either at the top level of the database, or one level down in feature datasets. A feature ...
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How to protect my application ESRI FGDB data from authorized access using other applications?
I have ArcObjects app which uses file geodatabase for storing data and performing CRUD operations. This file geodatabase needs to be protected from reading data in other applications such as ArcMap, ...
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Deleted features not synchronizing in one-way (ArcSDE to File Geodatabase) geodatabase replication?
I am testing three one way (ArcSDE 10 -> File Geodatabase) replicas. Each replica is derived from a layer created by selection by location from a citywide road dataset, so that each of the three ...
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Why does the File Geodatabase that I created not appear to any other users on the network?
I created a File Geodatabase to store files that I use in maps for my coworkers. The folder is in a location where all users should have access and permissions.
Strangely enough, after I created the ...
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Finding the Default version in a large linage tree
I have a very large versioning linage tree. I am using the arcGIS 10.0 GDBT tool. How can I find the node with the default version?
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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
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Update
how could i do that?
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How to load data programmatically from shapefile into feature class (geodatabase)? [closed]
Can some Genuis here help me programmatically (using python and comtypes) load shapefile data in to an existing geodatabase (feature class). The attributes of the shapefile has to match with the ...
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