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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.
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 import XY data tables to ArcMap?
To add the data from the .dbf, .csv, .txt or .prn file to ArcMap, navigate to Tools > Add XY Data and select the file. In version 10.0, click the Add Data button. Right-click the table name and select Display XY Data. Warning: At version 10.0, ArcMap applies the coordinate system of the Data Frame to the XY Data.
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 to import a GDB file in ArcGIS Pro?
It is the recommended way to exchange GIS data between Esri applications such as CityEngine and ArcGIS Pro. Press Browse to open a dialog and browse to the .gdb directory you want to import. If the file entry contains a valid gdb path, the upper part of the wizard page shows the layers available for import.
What kind of database is the ESRI file geodatabase?
The Esri File Geodatabase (FileGDB) is a file-based database for vector and raster data. It can be identified as folder with the suffix.gdb.
If you want to create a new file geodatabase, you can use the Catalog window to create a new geodatabase that will be your map’s default. Navigate to the desired geodatabase in the tree view and click to highlight it. Right-click the geodatabase to see its context menu and click Make Default Geodatabase.
How to set default home folder and geodatabase?
In the Run window, type regedit. In the Registry Editor window, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > ESRI > Desktop 10 > ArcCatalog. Select Edit > New > Key and name it DefaultHomeFolder. Right-click the new DefaultHomeFolder key, select New > String Value, and name it Location.
How to change the default ArcGIS home folder?
At ArcGIS 10.0 SP5 Esri introduced the ability to change your default Home folder location by adding a key and value into the Registry. In the Windows Registry browse to Computer\\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\ESRI\\Desktop10.5\\ArcCatalog and Right-Click > Add > New Key and name the key DefaultHomeFolder.
What’s the purpose of the default geodatabase in ArcPy?
I suppose in arcpy.mapping if you save the current map document, that would do it. The main purpose of the default geodatabase in ArcMap is to have a place to write scratch and output files if the user has not set up a current and scratch workspace (arcpy.env.workspace, arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace).
How to copy a dataset from a personal geodatabase?
For example, to copy a feature dataset from a personal geodatabase into a file geodatabase, create a new empty file geodatabase in the Catalog tree. Select the items in the personal geodatabase you want, right-click the selection, click Copy, then right-click the file geodatabase and click Paste.
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.