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GDB. The GeoDatabase. But first…. ?. Data – 2 basic forms. Shape file Can have between 3 and 7 separate files If move have to get ALL of them GeoDatabase (GBD) A container for data All data in a GDB stored in 1 Access database. You have seen GDB already. A GDB. SHAPEFILES.
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GDB TheGeoDatabase
But first… ? esf Laboratory for Applied GIS
Data – 2 basic forms • Shape file • Can have between 3 and 7 separate files • If move have to get ALL of them • GeoDatabase (GBD) • A container for data • All data in a GDB stored in 1 Access database esf Laboratory for Applied GIS
You have seen GDB already A GDB SHAPEFILES esf Laboratory for Applied GIS
Convert to Shapefile Exported MajorAttr from GDB to a Shapefile. It is now a stand alone shapefile consisting of 7 individual files! esf Laboratory for Applied GIS
How did I do that? Demo esf Laboratory for Applied GIS
There’s more to a GDB This is the GDB you will be using for Class Exercises Something New! Called aFeature Dataset or FDS They are containers for shapefiles or as they are called in a GDB… a Feature Class (FC) esf Laboratory for Applied GIS