ArcGIS 9.2 Geodatabase Enhancements Arthur Robinson ESRI-Charlotte Geodatabase Enhancement Overview • Value of Geodatabases • New Geodatabase storage options - Microsoft SQL Server Express - File Geodatabases • Geodatabase Archiving • Geodatabase Replication Advantages of the Geodatabase • An RDBMS for Spatial and Attribute Data History / Archiving Enhanced line topology Scalable storage solutions Object subtypes (support rules) Geodatabase Attribute validation (domains, null values) Relationships (referential integrity) Multiuser editing Topology rules (validation) Geodatabase Replication Custom features New Geodatabase Types for 9.2 • Workgroup Geodatabase • Personal Geodatabase • File Geodatabase ArcGIS ArcGIS File Geodatabase SQL Server Express RDBMS Based Geodatabase SQL Server Express based Geodatabases - New • Workgroup Geodatabase – SQL Server 2005 Express Edition – Supports Versions, Replicas, & Archives – GB size limit per geodatabase – Multi-user editing and viewing (10) – Unlimited connections for web applications – Available with ArcGIS Server - Workgroup • Personal Geodatabase – SQL Server 2005 Express Edition – Supports Versions, Replicas, & Archives – GB size limit per geodatabase – Single-user editing (per geodatabase) – concurrent connections – Web application connections not allowed – Available with ArcInfo and ArcEditor Personal Geodatabase Workgroup Geodatabase SQL Server Express Simplified Administration directly in ArcGIS • 9.2 ArcCatalog will allow administrators to: – Manage the Database Server • Start, Stop, Pause, Resume Server • Add, Remove Users – Manage Geodatabases • • • • • Create, Delete and Upgrade Attach and Detach Backup and Restore Compress a multi-version geodatabase Set user permissions Personal Geodatabase Workgroup Geodatabase SQL Server Express File Geodatabase - New • Supports all components of geodatabase (raster, vector, terrain, annotation, etc.) • Scales to support TB of data storage • Single User Editing / Multi-User Read Access • Supports data compression • Cross Platform • Multiple OS support (Windows, Linux, Solaris) • No Versioning • No Archiving • No Replication (only checkout) File Based Geodatabase DEMO - New Geodatabase Types Geodatabase Archiving • Preserve edit transactions • Determine objects to archive • Supports full Geodatabase data model • Register as versioned • Enable archiving • Archive class is created • Edit data • Archive edits saved or posted to SDE.DEFAULT RO R-1-65 January 1st, ‘01 R-1-65 RO July 16th, ‘02 R-1-65 C-2 R-1-65 August 31st, ‘04 DEMO – Geodatabase Archiving Geodatabase Replication • Allows you to distribute copies of data across or more geodatabases • Databases can be edited independently and then synchronize them as needed • Implement as part of business workflow, example: – Mobile field crews disconnected from network – Distribute work to contractors – Maintain copies of data at different organizational levels State Parent County City Replicas can be organized into a tree Central parent replica can be used as a hub to propagate changes between multiple child replicas Geodatabase Replication Synchronization CheckoutCheck-in Parent Two Way Parent Child Once Only Enterprise, Workgroup, Personal, File, Personal (Access) Child Multiple Times Enterprise, Workgroup, Personal One Way Parent Multiple Times Child Enterprise, Workgroup, Personal DEMO – Geodatabase Replication ArcGIS 9.2 Geodatabase Enhancements Summary • Geodatabases provide a valuable method of modeling the real world with flexible options • New Geodatabase Types • New Geodatabase Archiving • New Geodatabase Replication • http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.2/index.cfm? TopicName=An_overview_of_the_Geodatabase Questions ... rules (validation) Geodatabase Replication Custom features New Geodatabase Types for 9.2 • Workgroup Geodatabase • Personal Geodatabase • File Geodatabase ArcGIS ArcGIS File Geodatabase SQL Server... – Geodatabase Replication ArcGIS 9.2 Geodatabase Enhancements Summary • Geodatabases provide a valuable method of modeling the real world with flexible options • New Geodatabase Types • New Geodatabase. . .Geodatabase Enhancement Overview • Value of Geodatabases • New Geodatabase storage options - Microsoft SQL Server Express - File Geodatabases • Geodatabase Archiving • Geodatabase