3. Introduction
• Purpose of the seminar:
− History of formats.
− Awareness to the optimal usage of the
software and data formats.
− Purpose, advantages and disadvantages of
formats
− What the future holds…
9. Legacy Formats
• ArcStorm:
− Central storage and checkout editing
− Coverage based
− Tile structure
− Pessimistic locking of Tiles
− Checked out Tiles not available to other users
− Mapped network drives
− No Relational database
− Initial concepts for SDE
10. Legacy Formats
• ArcSDE:
− Store Spatial data in a Relational Database
− Oracle, Informix, DB2
− Utilise Spatial Types (OGC)
− No Geodatabase functions
− No Feature Datasets
− Allow raster storage
− Rasters fast, but large.
− Raster duplication.
11. Legacy Formats
• Shapefile legacy:
− Simple geographic data
format
− Big Demand for simple
storage
− Open Exchange format
− Adopted as standard
− Interoperability buzzword
− Point, Line and Polygon only
13. Current Formats Overview
• Organization:
− Projects, Departments, Enterprise
• User:
− Analysis and Consume
• Shapefile limitations
• Geodatabase advantages
• Services
• Mobile
• Cloud
14. Organizational Use
• Projects
− Shapefiles and File Geodatabase
• Departments
− Geodatabase (Oracle, SQL…)
• Enterprise
− Geodatabase (Oracle, SQL…)
− Services (ArcGIS Server)
Project Department
Enterprise
15. Shape file Limitations
• No Topology
• No Attribute validation
• Size limitation (2GB)
• No complex geometry
• No multiuser editing
To Geodatabase
• No Annotation
Shapefile
• DBF Limitations
− Data types e.g. date/time
− Field names 10 chars Shapefile
− Blobs
Not using full potential of ArcGIS
16. Geodatabase Advantages
• What is a Geodatabase?
− Central storage and management location for
rich collection of spatial data,
− Sophisticated rules and relationships.
− Geoprocessing and symbology.
17. Geodatabase Advantages
• Why use a Geodatabase?
− Integration with RDBMS (Oracle, SQL..)
− Multi-user editing (versions)
− Topology rules and behavior
− Attribute validation (domains)
− Greater storage capacity
− Lower storage requirements
− Optimized performance
− Scalable (File GDB, SQL Express, Enterprise)
Leverage full potential of ArcGIS!!
19. Geodatabase Design
• Domains, Attachments and Aliases
− Utilize on multiple platforms
− Design for editing in Desktop
− Design for Server applications
− Design for Mobile
Validation in Attributes dialog box
Validation in attribute table
20. Feature Dataset defined
• Logical grouping of Feature Classes that
participate in a behavioral function e.g.
Topology.
• Common coordinate system for all contained
Feature Classes.
• User permission set on Feature Dataset level.
• Feature Class name unique in Geodatabase,
not in Feature Dataset.
• Not to be used to organize data – not a
directory!
21. Services
• Dynamic Services
− Live content from Geodatabase
− View updates
− Interrogate data
• Cached Services
− Predefined Tile schema at
various scales
− Stored as images in Tile
structure
• Image Services
− Single or mosaic images served
22. Mobile
• Mobile (GPS)
− High accuracy devices
− Data capture
− Ruggedized
− Purpose driven
− Workflow
− Geodatabase design
• Mobile (Smartphone)
− Windows, Apple, Android
− Executive monitoring
− Planning
− Geodatabase design
23. Online (Cloud) content
• Online content
− Image and Street
− Desktop, Server, Mobile
− Online access control
• Subscription
− Personal
− Organization
− Upload data/proc
− Applications and
Dashboards