Esri Geodatabase (File Geodatabase API) Quick Facts

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Format Type Identifier

FILEGDB

Reader/Writer

Both

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

See Format Notes.

Dataset Type

File Geodatabase (*.gdb folder)

Feature Type

Feature dataset/feature class

feature class

table

Typical File Extensions

.gdb

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Always

Schema Required

Yes

Transaction Support

No

Geometry Type

filegdb_type

 

Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

 

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

yes

 

point

yes

circles

yes

 

polygon

yes

circular arc

yes

 

raster

no

donut polygon

yes

 

solid

no

elliptical arc

yes

 

surface

no

ellipses

yes

 

text

no

line

yes

 

z values

yes

none

yes