How is a geodatabase similar to a personal one?
Of the various types of geodatabases, file geodatabases are most similar to personal geodatabases in that they are designed to be edited by a single user and do not support geodatabase versioning. You also work with them the same way, whether displaying, querying, editing, or processing data or developing applications.
What’s the easiest way to copy data from a geodatabase?
The easiest way to copy data from a personal geodatabase into a file geodatabase is to use the Catalog tree Copy and Paste commands. Copy/Paste is flexible because you can choose exactly what you want to copy.
How to create a new geodatabase in ArcGIS?
For an introduction to how file geodatabases differ from personal and enterprise geodatabases, see Types of geodatabases and How raster data is stored in a geodatabase. To create a new, empty file geodatabase, right-click a file system folder in the Catalog tree, point to New, then click File geodatabase.
How are thematic layers defined in a geodatabase?
Then, you define each thematic layer in more detail. The characterization of each thematic layer will result in a specification of standard geodatabase data elements such as feature classes, tables, relationship classes, raster datasets, subtypes, topologies, domains, and so on.
How to move a shapefile to a geodatabase?
To move shapefiles, coverages, or data in another format into a file geodatabase, use the same method that you would use to move the data into a personal geodatabase. Select the dataset in the Catalog tree, right-click, then choose the Export > To Geodatabase command; use the To Geodatabase (multiple) command to export multiple datasets at once.
How many grid sizes can be modified in geodatabase?
The spatial index of a personal geodatabase feature class uses a single grid size that cannot be modified. The spatial index of a file geodatabase feature class uses up to three grid sizes, which you can modify at any time.