topic Re: SDC (Smart Data Compression) Data in Pro in ArcGIS Pro Questions

SDC (Smart Data Compression) Data in Pro

MichaelVolz — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:59:16 GMT

Will SDC data be supported in Pro? It does not get imported into an aprx during the mxd import process.

Has this data format been deprecated by ESRI?

Re: SDC (Smart Data Compression) Data in Pro

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:57:38 GMT

There is an enhancement request to support SDC - "ENH-000117007 - Provide the ability to read *.sdc files within ArcGIS Pro. These Smart Data Compression file types are provided by Esri and should be supported in ArcGIS Pro."

The current workaround is to convert the *.sdc files to a geodatabase.

Re: SDC (Smart Data Compression) Data in Pro

JohnHessler — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 20:03:53 GMT

Has this been addressed yet?

Re: SDC (Smart Data Compression) Data in Pro

KoryKramer — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:59:12 GMT

That enhancement request is closed with this explanation:

The SDC format is no longer supported following the ArcGIS 10.2 series of releases. See the "Deprecation Plan for ArcGIS 10.3 and ArcGIS 10.2.x": http://downloads2.esri.com/support/TechArticles/W32809_DEPRECATION_PLAN_FOR_ARCGIS_10_3_and_10_2_x__022715_without_10_1_final.pdf

That would indicate the workaround is the path forward.

Re: SDC (Smart Data Compression) Data in Pro

JohnHessler — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:20:53 GMT

Per your own document quote below and you can still read SDC in ArcMap 10.6. The question is will ArcPro ever be able to read SDC files? I am guessing the answer is no?

"[Added November 22, 2013] Esri will continue to support the Smart Data Compression (SDC) format through the 10.2 series of releases (ArcGIS 10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)."