Esri Mobile Geodatabase Reader/Writer
                                            FME can store data in and retrieve data from Esri Mobile Geodatabase.
See Esri Mobile Geodatabase Quick Facts for information.
FME supports a range of Geodatabase types. For detailed information about Geodatabases, see the Esri Geodatabase Overview.
Esri Geodatabase Types
A geodatabase is a container used to hold a collection of datasets. There are different types of geodatabases:
File Geodatabases
A file geodatabase is stored as multiple files in a folder with a .gdb extension. Each dataset is contained in a single file.
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                                                             File Geodatabases  | 
                                                        
                                                             Format Identifier  | 
                                                        
                                                             Reader  | 
                                                        
                                                             Writer  | 
                                                    
|---|---|---|---|
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                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb)  | 
                                                        
                                                             GEODATABASE_FILE  | 
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                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Mosaic Dataset)  | 
                                                        
                                                             GEODATABASE_FILE_MOSAIC_DATASET  | 
                                                        
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                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Mosaic Dataset) Writer Parameters  | 
                                                    
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                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Catalog)  | 
                                                        
                                                             GEODATABASE_FILE_RASTER_CATALOG  | 
                                                        
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Catalog) Reader Parameters  | 
                                                        
                                                             —  | 
                                                    
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                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Dataset)  | 
                                                        
                                                             GEODATABASE_FILE_RASTER_DATASET  | 
                                                        
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Dataset) Reader Parameters  | 
                                                        
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Dataset) Writer Parameters  | 
                                                    
Mobile Geodatabases
A mobile geodatabase is stored in an SQLite database that is entirely contained in a single file and has a .geodatabase extension.
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                                                             Mobile Geodatabase  | 
                                                        
                                                             Format Identifier  | 
                                                        
                                                             Reader  | 
                                                        
                                                             Writer  | 
                                                    
|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                                             Esri Mobile Geodatabase  | 
                                                        
                                                             ESRI_MOBILE_GEODATABASE  | 
                                                        
Enterprise Geodatabases
Enterprise geodatabases are stored in relational databases. They can be virtually unlimited in size and number of users.
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                                                             Enterprise Geodatabases  | 
                                                        
                                                             Format Identifier  | 
                                                        
                                                             Reader  | 
                                                        
                                                             Writer  | 
                                                    
|---|---|---|---|
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                                                             Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb)  | 
                                                        
                                                             GEODATABASE_SDE  | 
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                                                             Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb Mosaic Dataset)  | 
                                                        
                                                             GEODATABASE_SDE_MOSAIC_DATASET  | 
                                                        
                                                             —  | 
                                                        
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Mosaic Dataset) Writer Parameters  | 
                                                    
| 
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb Raster Catalog)  | 
                                                        
                                                             GEODATABASE_SDE_RASTER_CATALOG  | 
                                                        
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Catalog) Reader Parameters  | 
                                                        
                                                             —  | 
                                                    
| 
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb Raster Dataset)  | 
                                                        
                                                             GEODATABASE_SDE_RASTER_DATASET  | 
                                                        
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Dataset) Reader Parameters  | 
                                                        
                                                             Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Dataset) Writer Parameters  |