OVERVIEW

This course provides an overview of the structure and capabilities of the geodatabase. Students learn how to create a geodatabase, migrate existing GIS data to a geodatabase, and edit and maintain data stored in a geodatabase. The course covers some advanced geodatabase topics including how to build a geodatabase topology; maintain data integrity using subtypes, attribute domains, and relationship classes; and create a geodatabase schema. In course exercises, students work with the file geodatabase and learn how to migrate personal geodatabase data to a file geodatabase and create various geodatabase components. This course is taught using an ArcInfo license of ArcGIS since many of the advanced features of the geodatabase require an ArcEditor or ArcInfo license.

AUDIENCE

This course is designed for experienced ArcGIS users who want to store data in a geodatabase and take advantage of advanced geodatabase functionality. Data managers will find this course of particular benefit.

GOALS

Those completing this course will be able to:

• Understand the geodatabase structure.
• Explain advantages of a file geodatabase.
• Understand advantages of geodatabase validation rules.
• Load vector and raster data into a geodatabase.
• Create and apply attribute domains, subtypes, and relationship classes.
• Edit data using attribute domains, subtypes, and relationship classes.
• Create and edit geodatabase annotation.
• Create geodatabase topology and apply topology rules.
• Edit topological data.
• Perform geometric network editing and tracing.

TOPICS COVERED     (Click here for a detailed table of contents)

• Introduction to the geodatabase: Advantages of the geodatabase; Focusing on the file geodatabase; Overview of elements within the geodatabase; Geodatabase tables in a database management system (DBMS).
• Attribute validation rules: Subtypes and domains; Creating subtypes; Editing subtypes in ArcMap; Creating domains; Editing with domains in ArcMap; Coded value vs. range domains; Subtypes and relationship rules.
• Relationship classes: Creating relationship classes; Setting relationship class properties; Using relationships in ArcMap; Relationship rules; Validation; Simple vs. composite relationships.
• Annotation: Creating, editing, and managing annotation features in the geodatabase.
  Geodatabase topology: Topology management in the geodatabase; Building a topology; Setting the properties of a topology; Setting appropriate topological rules; Fixing topological errors; Editing topological data.
• Geometric networks: Creating and editing geometric networks; Performing analysis; Setting and using connectivity rules.
• Building geodatabase schema: Different ways to define geodatabase schema; Creating tables, feature classes, and feature datasets.
• XML data interchange: Understanding XML schemas of the geodatabase; Exporting the contents of a geodatabase to XML; Importing an XML file into a geodatabase to define its schema.
• Vector data in the geodatabase: Loading data from shapefiles, CAD files, coverages, and Excel spreadsheets; Using ArcGIS vector data loading tools.
• Raster data in the geodatabase: Storing raster datasets, raster catalogs, and raster attributes in the geodatabase.

PREREQUISITES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Students should have completed the Introduction to ArcGIS II course, or have equivalent knowledge.

Schedule and registration information:

	Open Enrollment Classes		Client-Site Group Classes
	Best for individuals or small groups		Minimum of five trainees
	Classes will be offered throughout Virginia		Your facility
	With Edgetech's equipment		Your equipment or Edgetech's
	Preset schedule starting in 2009		Your schedule, starting in 2009
	Individual rate or use training credits (volume pricing)		Group rate or use training credits
	Lets Edgetech know you are interested & Where you are located		Schedule your group class
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