1. GDB The GeoDatabase

2. esf Laboratory for Applied GIS 2 But first…

3. esf Laboratory for Applied GIS 3 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

4. esf Laboratory for Applied GIS 4 You have seen GDB already A GDB SHAPEFILES

5. esf Laboratory for Applied GIS 5 Convert to Shapefile Exported MajorAttr from GDB to a Shapefile. It is now a stand alone shapefile consisting of 7 individual files!

6. esf Laboratory for Applied GIS 6 How did I do that?

7. esf Laboratory for Applied GIS 7 There’s more to a GDB Something New! Called a Feature Dataset or FDS They are containers for shapefiles or as they are called in a GDB… a Feature Class (FC) Something New! Called a Feature Dataset or FDS They are containers for shapefiles or as they are called in a GDB… a Feature Class (FC) This is the GDB you will be using for Class Exercises