Learning ArcGIS geodatabases : an all-in-one start up kit to author, manage, and administer ArcGIS geodatabases / Hussein Nasser ; cover image by Pratyush Mohanta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nasser, Hussein, author.

Contributor:

Mohanta, Pratyush, cover designer.

Series:

Community experience distilled.

Community Experience Distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ArcGIS.

Geographic information systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, [England] : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Nasser Hussein: Hussein Nasser is an Esri award-winning senior GIS solution architect working in the GIS field since 2006. He is the author of three books in the ArcGIS technology: Administering ArcGIS for Server, Learning ArcGIS Geodatabases, and Building Web Applications with ArcGIS, all by Packt Publishing. In 2007, he won the first place at the annual ArcGIS Server Code Challenge, conducted at the Esri Developer Summit in Palm Springs, California. In 2014, he started the IGeometry YouTube channel, where he periodically publishes educational GIS videos.

Summary:

This is a solution-based book, showcasing the real power of ArcGIS Geodatabase by following a real-world, example-based approach. This book is aimed at geospatial developers who want to work with ArcGIS Geodatabase as well as manage them. Having knowledge of building a Geodatabase from scratch isn't a must; Learning ArcGIS Geodatabases is ideal for those who want to use ArcGIS Geodatabase for the first time, or for those who want to migrate from their existing legacy database to a Geodatabase.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Authoring Geodatabases; Bestaurants, the best restaurants in Belize; Designing the geodatabase schema; Creating the geodatabase; The spatial reference; Creating the feature classes; Editing the geodatabase in ArcMap; Summary; Chapter 2: Working with Geodatabase Datasets; Working with feature classes; Adding new attributes; Modifying the properties of the attributes; Domains; Subtypes; Working with object tables and relations; Working with annotations

Importing other datasetsImporting shape files; Importing the CAD files; Importing coverage classes; Summary; Chapter 3: Modeling Geodatabases; The entity relationship diagram for Bestaurants; The flaws in the current geodatabase; The proposed geodatabase model; Implementing the proposed model; Authoring the geodatabase; Creating geodatabase datasets; Assigning domains to the feature class; Adding subtypes to the new feature class; Enabling attachments in the feature class; Testing the new geodatabase in ArcMap; Summary; Chapter 4: Optimizing Geodatabases; Geodatabase indexing

Attribute indexingAdding an attribute index; Spatial indexing; Adding a spatial index; Using indexes effectively; Geodatabase compression; Compressing a file geodatabase; Using compression effectively; Compacting; Compacting a file geodatabase; Using compacting effectively; Summary; Chapter 5: Programming Geodatabases; Using Python scripting; Creating a geodatabase; Creating a feature class; Adding and deleting fields; Copying features; Backing up the Bestaurants_Web geodatabase; A list of arcpy commands; Using the model builder; Creating a model; Creating a feature class; Running the model

SummaryChapter 6: Enterprise Geodatabases; The benefits of the enterprise geodatabase; Setting up a Microsoft SQL Server Express geodatabase; System requirements; Installing SQL Server Express; Configuring SQL Server Express; Enabling TCP remote pipe; Enabling the firewall's database port; Connecting to the database; Connecting to the database from a remote machine; Creating an enterprise geodatabase; Working with an enterprise geodatabase; Adding users; Creating a connection to the enterprise geodatabase; Migrating a file geodatabase to an enterprise geodatabase; Assigning privileges

SummaryIndex

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 10, 2014).

ISBN:

9781783988655

1783988657

OCLC:

882610560