topic Re: database-personal database....? in New to GIS Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/database-personal-database/m-p/244878#M644 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would recommend using a file geodatabase. The personal geodatabase has too many limitations and is based Access.</P><P></P><P>All the data you are mentioning are datasets (raster and vector), none of these are geodatabases, but can be loaded into the geodatabase. I would recommend you to read "<A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/Essential_readings_about_the_geodatabase/003n00000003000000/">Essential readings about the geodatabase</A>". </P><P></P><P>Depending on your level of experience with ArcGIS, you could read the <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/getting-started/articles/026n0000000t000000.htm" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/getting-started/articles/026n0000000t000000.htm">Introduction to GIS | ArcGIS Resource Center</A> .</P><P></P><P>Maybe the topic "<A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//009t00000002000000">What is raster data</A>" can be interesting. Also have a look at the tutorials: <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00qn0000013t000000" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00qn0000013t000000">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A>&nbsp; and visit the training site to follow some (sometimes free) courses:</P><P><A href="http://www.esri.com/training/main/foundational" title="http://www.esri.com/training/main/foundational">ArcGIS Foundational Courses</A>&nbsp; like: <A href="http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webCourseDetail&amp;courseid=2500" title="http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webCourseDetail&amp;courseid=2500">Esri Training | Getting Started with GIS</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:16 GMT XanderBakker 2015-01-12T00:00:16Z database-personal database....? https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/database-personal-database/m-p/244877#M643 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi</P><P>I am new in arcgis, however I am using other gis software well, I am a bit confused about fie database,personal database,feature class...</P><P>I like to learn with examples. so, I have several<STRONG> points</STRONG> including attributes, several <STRONG>lines</STRONG> like fault line and&nbsp; <STRONG>polygons</STRONG>. there are&nbsp; <STRONG>topographic</STRONG> <STRONG>maps(geotif), </STRONG><STRONG style="line-height: 1.5;">geological map(georeferenced-geotif),</STRONG><STRONG style="line-height: 1.5;">dem files</STRONG><SPAN style="line-height: 1.5;">, different<STRONG> grid files, e00 files...</STRONG></SPAN></P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN style="line-height: 1.5;">Which&nbsp; of these are geodatabase, personal database?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:50:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/database-personal-database/m-p/244877#M643 ibrahimibrahim 2015-01-11T22:50:58Z Re: database-personal database....? https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/database-personal-database/m-p/244878#M644 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would recommend using a file geodatabase. The personal geodatabase has too many limitations and is based Access.</P><P></P><P>All the data you are mentioning are datasets (raster and vector), none of these are geodatabases, but can be loaded into the geodatabase. I would recommend you to read "<A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#/Essential_readings_about_the_geodatabase/003n00000003000000/">Essential readings about the geodatabase</A>". </P><P></P><P>Depending on your level of experience with ArcGIS, you could read the <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/getting-started/articles/026n0000000t000000.htm" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/getting-started/articles/026n0000000t000000.htm">Introduction to GIS | ArcGIS Resource Center</A> .</P><P></P><P>Maybe the topic "<A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//009t00000002000000">What is raster data</A>" can be interesting. Also have a look at the tutorials: <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00qn0000013t000000" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00qn0000013t000000">ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2)</A>&nbsp; and visit the training site to follow some (sometimes free) courses:</P><P><A href="http://www.esri.com/training/main/foundational" title="http://www.esri.com/training/main/foundational">ArcGIS Foundational Courses</A>&nbsp; like: <A href="http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webCourseDetail&amp;courseid=2500" title="http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webCourseDetail&amp;courseid=2500">Esri Training | Getting Started with GIS</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/database-personal-database/m-p/244878#M644 XanderBakker 2015-01-12T00:00:16Z