Latest Contributions by DerekLaw

Hi there, Please review this help topic: Importing feature datasets, classes, and tables from an XML workspace document Hope this helps, ... View more

All, Please see this thread on a similar topic, specifically Craig G's post: Hold on Date and User when Editing Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Timothy, Here are some resources to get you started on working UML data models and ArcGIS: Building Geodatabases with CASE Tools A note about the use of UML for geodatabase design Using CASE tools in ArcGIS 10 blog post Hope this helps, ... View more

Please read the latest Geodatabase blog post on this topic: File Geodatabase API details Hope this helps, ... View more

FYI to all: Please read the latest Geodatabase blog post on this topic: File Geodatabase API details Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Rebecca, Just to add onto Vince's post, please refer to this help doc for more info: Client and geodatabase compatibility Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Joshua, 1) We are in the conceptual stage of building file geodatabases.  With moving to SDE & SQL on the horizon, what considerations should I be taking in constructing my geodatabases? A1) Please listen to the Esri Instructional podcast titled: "Migrating from Single-user Geodatabases to Multiuser Geodatabases". A transcript is also available. Esri Instructional podcasts (look under the Geodatabase filter) Do I run the risk of having to redesign my entire geodatabase from scratch once we move to SQL? A2) Geodatabase schema design is transferable between different types of geodatabases. So you could define your GDB schema in a File geodatabase, then migrate it to an ArcSDE geodatabase. But there many be some additional considerations when migrating to an ArcSDE geodatabase - please refer to the podcast. Can relationships and topology be built between datasets? A3) I believe relationship classes can exist across feature datasets. Topologies only exist within the same feature dataset. Can a dataset have both topology & geometric networks? A4) Yes, a geometric network and a topology can both exist within the same feature dataset. However, feature classes in the feature dataset can only participate in either the geometric network or the topology. They cannot participate in both data structures. Are there limits to how many feature classes can be in a given dataset? A5) I'm not aware of any known limits. The Geodatabase Diagrammer links posted above are for past versions of ArcGIS, is this ability still available for Arc 10?  A6) FYI, the Geodatabase Diagrammer has always been an unsupported Developer sample for ArcGIS. I don't believe the developer who wrote it has migrated it for ArcGIS 10. Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Sanjay, If you are only editing the DEFAULT version, then no, you shouldn't need to do any reconcile and post operation. As Denise and Vince mentioned, these operations are only applicable when you have multiple versions in your ArcSDE geodatabase. I suggest you review this ArcUser article to learn more about the topic of versioning and the concepts of reconcile and post, Versioning 101 Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Matthew, FYI: you can have multiple editors editing within the same File geodatabase, as long as they are editing different stand-alone feature classes or feature datasets. If you need the ability to have multiple editors editing the same feature classes or feature datasets in the same geodatabase, then yes, you will need an ArcSDE geodatabase. To start, I suggest you listen to this Esri Instructional Podcast: Migrating from Single-user Geodatabases to Multiuser Geodatabases http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/instructional-series.html (do a filter by Geodatabase) Since you have ArcEditor/ArcInfo level of ArcGIS Desktop, you will have access to Personal ArcSDE (aka., ArcSDE for SQL Server Express) which supports 3 concurrent users, one of which can be an editor. Help documentation reference: Administering a database server Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Shakesvon, The answer to your question is "no". You cannot access Google Maps imagery outside of an interface (read: APIs) provided by Google. Please see this great blog post from Rex Hansen (of the ArcGIS API for Silverlight Dev team) for more details on the topic: Using Google Maps with ArcGIS Silverlight Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Michele, Just to add onto what Jeff posted, below are some resources in the ArcGIS 9.2 help documentation that you might find useful: User permissions in ArcSDE geodatabases Permissions for SQL Server Granting and revoking privileges on datasets Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Ricardo, FYI: the Schema Wizard tool is now a separate install from core ArcGIS. You can access it from your media disc or download from the Esri Customer Care site. Please see this blog post from the Geodatabase development team on the status of CASE tool support in ArcGIS: Using CASE tools in ArcGIS 10 Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Matt, ... In the mean time, support for complex queries is limited with an access-based database? For executing queries outside of ArcGIS with respect to File geodatabases, the answer currently is yes. You can certainly perform complex queries using ArcGIS - I guess it depends on how you define "complex query". Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Matt, FYI, Types of geodatabases - ArcGIS 10 help doc ... I would really like to embrace the new geodatabase format, but my understanding is that this level of querying and data structure is not available? You're correct. This type of querying outside of ArcGIS is not available at this time. But we're working on a File Geodatabase API. Please see this thread: File Geodatabase - Documentation and tools? Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Philipp, Is there a good matrix chart comparing the licensing levels anywhere - haven't found one yet...? Please review this help doc: ArcView and the geodatabase Hope this helps, ... View more