Esri ArcGIS Layer Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

ARCGIS_LAYER

Reader/Writer

Reader

Licensing Level

Esri Edition

Dependencies

Esri ArcGIS

Dataset Type

Esri Layer/Feature Class

Feature Type

Esri Layer/Feature Class

Typical File Extensions

  • Esri Layer: .lyr
  • Esri Layer Package: .lpk
  • Esri Feature Class: none. The “path” to the feature class is used.

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

Yes

Spatial Index

Optional

Schema Required

Not applicable

Transaction Support

Not applicable

Geometry Type

geodb_type

Encoding Support No

Esri ArcGIS Layer 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

no

solid

no

surface

no

text

yes

z values

yes