Feature Representation

In addition to the generic FME feature attributes that FME Workbench adds to all features (see About Feature Attributes), this format adds the format-specific attributes described in this section.

The Geodatabase modules make use of the following special attribute names.

Attribute Name

Contents

filegdb_type

The type of geometric entity stored within the feature. The valid values are listed below:

geodb_no_geom

geodb_point

geodb_multipoint

geodb_polyline

geodb_polygon

Features read or written also have an attribute for each column in the database table.

Tables

filegdb_type: geodb_no_geom

Features with this value consist of no coordinates.

Points

filegdb_type: geodb_point

Features with this value are point features.

Multipoints

filegdb_type: geodb_multipoint

Features with this value are multi-part features consisting of points.

Polylines

filegdb_type: geodb_polyline

Features with this value consist of one or more linear geometries (arcs, lines, or paths consisting of arcs and/or lines).

Polygons

filegdb_type: geodb_polygon

Features with this value consist of one or more area geometries (polygons, ellipses, or donuts).