Geodatabase: KH 4513 Geographical Information System (Gis)
Geodatabase: KH 4513 Geographical Information System (Gis)
Geodatabase: KH 4513 Geographical Information System (Gis)
Geodatabase
1) Personal Geodatabase
Data is stored in a Microsoft Access database
Data can only be edited by a single user at a time
Data can be read by many users simultaneously
2) File Geodatabase
Stored as folders in a file system
Each dataset stored in a file that can be as a large as 1 TB
Single editor
Recommended over personal Geodatabases due to sizing
3) Enterprise Geodatabase
Data is stored in an enterprise relational database management
system such as Oracle or SQL Server
Allows for multiple, simultaneous edit sessions
Allows for centralized storage and management of geographic data
File and personal Geodatabase created by:
◦ Right clicking a workspace (directory)
◦ Select New → Personal Geodatabase or File Geodatabase
File Geodatabase have a *.gdb extension
Personal Geodatabase have a *.mdb extension
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There are many new terms that you must become familiar
with when dealing with Geodatabases;
◦ Feature Datasets
◦ Feature Classes
◦ Relationship Classes
◦ Dimensions and Annotation
◦ Tables
◦ Geodatabase rules
Feature Dataset
◦ Containers of objects
feature Classes, Geometric Networks and
Topologies that are contained within the
Feature Dataset
◦ Enforce a spatial reference
Feature Class
◦ Geographically enabled table
◦ Special shape field that contains the geometric
definition for each feature
◦ Point, Line & Polygon
◦ Feature class also contains other attribute
fields
Define relationships between Tables and Feature Classes
◦ Similar to joins or relates but more powerful
Relationship Classes allow you to doo more advanced
functions such as data editing
Must be in the same Geodatabases
Number of properties
◦ Names of origin and destination tables
◦ Names of key fields used to link the tables
◦ Relationship (one to one, one to many, etc)
Two types of relationships
◦ Simple
Used when classes need to access one another's attributes
◦ Composite
Parent controls the existence of the child
• Annotation Feature Classes used for storing text features
– These text features are stored in the Geodatabase
– Labels are drawn on the fly and are NOT stored in the Geodatabase
– Locations are fixed
– Two types
• Standards
• Placed in any location on the map
• Feature linked
– Moves with the feature
– Deleted when associated feature is deleted
– Changes automatically when the attribute is changed
• Dimension feature Classes
– Special annotation used for displaying measurements
– Symbols used to display measurements can be customized as well as the text and
units of measure
• Standard non-spatial tables containing columns and rows
– Each row represents a single object
– Name of Customer
– Each column represents an attribute of that object
– The customer’s name, address, telephone number etc
• You can define a number of behaviors for a table
– Default attribute values
• Used to assign a defaults value for a column in cases where a value is
not specifically assigned
– Attribute domains
• Used to limit the choices available for a particular column
– Row subtypes
• Rows may be grouped into subtypes based on an attribute
• A Geodatabase can implement rules
– Attribute Defaults
– These are the default value assigned to a field
– Attribute Domains
• Coded value
– A set of values that can be assigned to a field (expl: landuse type, classification)
• Range
– A range of values that can be assigned to a field (expl : age range : 0-100 years)
– Connectivity Rules
– Used to specify the legal connections between edge and junction features in a geometric
network
– Relationship Rules
– Rules defined between origin and destination objects
– Topology Rules
– Used to define the spatial relationships between features within a feature class or between
feature classes
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