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Geodatabase Quick Facts

Format Type Identifier	GEODATABASE_SDE – Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb) GEODATABASE_MDB – Esri Geodatabase (Personal Geodb) GEODATABASE_FILE – Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb) GEODATABASE_SDE_RASTER_DATASET – Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb Raster Dataset) GEODATABASE_FILE_RASTER_DATASET – Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Dataset) GEODATABASE_SDE_RASTER_CATALOG – Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb Raster Catalog) GEODATABASE_FILE_RASTER_CATALOG – Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Catalog) Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb Raster Catalog): Esri Edition
Reader/Writer	Both
Licensing Level	Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb): Base Edition Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Dataset): Professional Edition Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Catalog): Base Edition Esri Geodatabase (Personal Geodb): Base Edition Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb): Esri Edition Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb Raster Dataset): Esri Edition
Dependencies	Esri ArcGIS Desktop (32-bit Geodatabase) Esri ArcGIS Server 10.1 or newer (64-bit Geodatabase) The bit version (32-bit or 64-bit) must be the same for FME and ArcGIS.
Dataset Type	None (ArcSDE) File (Access) Folder (File-based)
Feature Type	Feature Class name
Typical File Extensions	for Personal Geodatabase: .mdb , .accdb
Automated Translation Support	Yes
User-Defined Attributes	Yes
Coordinate System Support	Yes
Generic Color Support	No
Appearance Support (Surfaces Only)	Yes
Spatial Index	Always
Schema Required	Yes
Transaction Support	Yes
Geometry Type	geodb_type
Encoding Support	Yes

Geodatabase Geometry Support

Geometry	Supported?
aggregate	yes
circles	yes
circular arc	yes
donut polygon	yes
elliptical arc	yes
ellipses	yes
line	yes
none	yes
point	yes
polygon	yes
raster	yes
solid	yes
surface	yes
text	yes
z values	yes

Geodatabase Raster-Specific Quick Facts

Band Interpretations	Red8, Red16, Green8, Green16, Blue8, Blue16, Gray8, Gray16, Int8, UInt8, Int16, UInt16, Int32, UInt32, Real32, Real64
Palette Key Interpretations	UInt8, UInt16
Palette Value Interpretations	RGB24
Nodata Value	Yes
Cell Origin (x, y)	0.5, 0.5
Rotation Support	No
GCP Support	No
World File Support	No
TAB File Support	No

Note: Esri Geodatabases can store rasters as raster datasets, raster catalogs, and raster mosaics. FME supports reading raster datasets and raster catalogs. In addition, FME supports reading mosaic datasets either as a single mosaicked raster through a raster dataset reader, or as multiple-source rasters through a raster catalog reader. Writing is supported for raster datasets but not for raster catalogs or mosaic datasets. Finally, raster support is limited to File Geodatabases and Enterprise Geodatabases.