https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/difference-between-arcgis-grid-raster-and-file/m-p/1120605#M48361 <P>Thanks for the reply, but evidently my reply back didn't go through...</P><P>Let me try it this way:</P><P>When I have a TIFF added to my map, the Source Data Type indicates "Raster". If I export that to a GRID, it indicates the same thing. And both exist outside the geodatabase. If I export either of those INTO my geodatabase, it will now indicate its's a "File Geodatabase Raster". ...So is there any behavioral difference between these 3 raster types, or advantages of one over the other?<BR /><BR />And by the way, why can I seem to only "export" a raster into a geodatabase, instead of "import" from the geodatabase like I can feature classes ...I'm trying to determine if there's any important logic to that that I might be missing?</P> Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:17:55 GMT Craig_Eissler_Iceman 2021-11-28T18:17:55Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/difference-between-arcgis-grid-raster-and-file/m-p/1119939#M48260 <P>What are the technical behavioral differences between an ArcGIS Grid raster and a File Geodatabase Raster?</P> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:49:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/difference-between-arcgis-grid-raster-and-file/m-p/1119939#M48260 Craig_Eissler_Iceman 2021-11-24T15:49:17Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/difference-between-arcgis-grid-raster-and-file/m-p/1119995#M48267 <P>I'd suggest that you start <A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/imagery/supported-raster-dataset-file-formats.htm" target="_self">here</A></P> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:12:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/difference-between-arcgis-grid-raster-and-file/m-p/1119995#M48267 SteveLynch 2021-11-24T17:12:35Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/difference-between-arcgis-grid-raster-and-file/m-p/1120605#M48361 <P>Thanks for the reply, but evidently my reply back didn't go through...</P><P>Let me try it this way:</P><P>When I have a TIFF added to my map, the Source Data Type indicates "Raster". If I export that to a GRID, it indicates the same thing. And both exist outside the geodatabase. If I export either of those INTO my geodatabase, it will now indicate its's a "File Geodatabase Raster". ...So is there any behavioral difference between these 3 raster types, or advantages of one over the other?<BR /><BR />And by the way, why can I seem to only "export" a raster into a geodatabase, instead of "import" from the geodatabase like I can feature classes ...I'm trying to determine if there's any important logic to that that I might be missing?</P> Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:17:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/difference-between-arcgis-grid-raster-and-file/m-p/1120605#M48361 Craig_Eissler_Iceman 2021-11-28T18:17:55Z